Beagle Terrier

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The Beagle A.61 Terrier is a British single-engined monoplane built by Beagle Aircraft.

Development

The Auster Aircraft Company purchased a large number of former British Army Auster aircraft. These were Auster AOP.6, T.7 and T.10 aircraft which were updated and modified with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 10-1-1 engine. Initially two versions were offered for sale in the civilian market from 1960:

Auster 6A Tugmaster – a utility and glider towing aircraft
Auster 6B – a three-seat luxury version. When the company became part of Beagle Aircraft in 1960, the Auster 6B was renamed the Beagle A.61 Terrier 1.

In 1962 the Beagle A.61 Terrier 2 was introduced with a greater span tailplane, wheel spats and a metal propeller.

The Terrier was not an economic success as it was found that more man-hours were spent on rebuilding each aircraft after its military use than were spent in building the new aircraft for the Army. It was also out-dated as, by 1961, most competing manufacturers were introducing new designs which were all-metal, with tricycle undercarriages and powered by more modern engines such as Lycoming or Continental (e.g. the Cessna 150 and the Piper Cherokee).

Production

Terrier 1

Eighteen Terrier 1s conversions were built.^[1] The first conversion flew 13 April 1961 from Rearsby.

Terrier 2

Forty-Five Terrier 2s conversions were completed at Rearsby.^[2] A small number of airframes were converted subsequently to this standard by other companies.

Terrier 3

One Terrier 3 powered by a 160 hp Lycoming O-320-B2B engine was essentially complete at Rearsby when Terrier production was stopped in 1966. In 1967, an incomplete Terrier 2 was modified to this standard by British European Airways engineering apprentices and registered G-AVYK.

Specifications (Terrier 2)

Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Capacity: 2
Length: 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (11.0 m)
Height: 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Wing area: 184 ft² (17 m²)
Empty weight: 1,600 lb (727 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 2,400 lb (1,090 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 4-cylinder inline piston, 145 hp (108 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 104.3 knots (120 mph, 193 km/h)
Cruise speed: 104 knots (107 mph, 172 km/h)
Range: 278 nm (320 mi, 515 km)
Rate of climb: 530 ft/min (2.7 m/s)

References

↑ http://www.auster.ukf.net/p37.htm
↑ http://www.auster.ukf.net/p40.htm
↑ Jackson, A.J (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. (2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Co. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.

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