Auster Aiglet Trainer

J/5 Aiglet Trainer
Role	Aerobatic trainer/tourer
Manufacturer	Auster Aircraft Limited
First flight	1951
Primary users	private pilot owners Pakistan Air Force
Produced	1951-1958
Number built	77
Developed from	Auster J/5 Autocar
Variants	Auster J/5R Alpine

The Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer was a 1950s British single-engined four-seat high-wing training and touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.

History

Despite its name, the aircraft type had nothing to do with the Auster J/1B Aiglet, it being an aerobatic development of the Auster J/5 Autocar.

The Aiglet Trainer was based on the J/5 fuselage with new wings and stressed for aerobatics. The prototype first flew on 2 June 1951.

Most Aiglet Trainers were bought by private pilots and flying clubs, but 15 went to the Pakistan Air Force, 14 to the Iran Civil Aviation Club and two to the Lebanese Air Force.^[1]

Variants

The sole J/8L Aiglet Trainer had an enlarged fin and rudder. Leeds (Yeadon) Airport May 1955

• Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer – production version.
• Auster J/5K Aiglet Trainer – Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 engine, one built.
• Auster J/5L Aiglet Trainer – de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine. 10 built.
• Auster J/8L Aiglet Trainer – J-5K re-engined with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine.

Operators

 Jordan

• Royal Jordanian Air Force^[2]

 Lebanon

• Lebanese Air Force – two aircraft^[3]

 Pakistan

• Pakistan Air Force – 17 aircraft^[3]

Specifications (J/5F)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56^[4]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 or 3
• Length: 23 ft 2¹⁄₂ in (7.07 m)
• Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
• Height: 8 ft 3 in (2.52 m)
• Wing area: 164 sq ft^[5] (15.24 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,323 lb (600 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) (three-seater)
• Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 inline piston, 130 hp (112 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 127 mph (110 knots, 203 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 110 mph (96 knots, 177 km/h)
• Stall speed: 29 mph (25 knots, 46 km/h)
• Range: 275 miles (239 nmi, 440 km)
• Service ceiling: 12,500 ft^[5] (3810 m)
• Rate of climb: 705 ft/min (3.6 m/s)

References

Notes

1. Ellison, 1966, pp. 61-64
2. Flight 13 May 1955, p. 648.
3. Ellison 1965, pp. 47-50
4. Bridgman 1955, p. 51.
5. Jackson 1974, p. 81.

Bibliography

• Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
• Ellison, N.H. (1965). Auster Aircraft - Aircraft Production List. N.H. Ellison for Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
• Ellison, N.H. (1966). Auster Aircraft. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ASIN B0041OQAEG.
• Hitchman, Ambrose (1989). The History of the Auster Aeroplane. International Auster Pilot Club. ASIN B0019BV2YM.
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
• Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
• "The World's Air Forces: Their Composition, Duties and Aircraft". Flight. Vol. 67 no. 2416. 13 May 1955. pp. 615–668.

External links

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