Angus Aquila

Aquila
Role	Single-seat monoplane
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Arthur Leighton Angus
Designer	Arthur Leighton Angus
First flight	1931
Number built	1

The Angus Aquila was a 1930s British single-seat low-wing monoplane designed and built by Arthur Leighton Angus.^[1] It had an open cockpit and was powered by a 40 hp (30 kW) Salmson AD.9 radial engine.^[1] The Aquila was registered G-ABIK^[2] and test flown in early 1931 at Hanworth Aerodrome near London but it was destroyed in a crash on 21 March 1931 killing Angus.^[1]^[3]

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Empty weight: 488 lb (221 kg)
Gross weight: 700 lb (318 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Salmson AD.9 radial piston engine, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

Endurance: 2 hours 0 min

References

Notes

1 2 3 Jackson 1974, p. 285
↑ Civil Aviation Authority - Aircraft Register - G-ABIK
↑ "Airman killed at Hanworth" (News). The Times (London). Monday, 23 March 1931. (45778), col c, p. 9.

Sources

Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.

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