Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer
Auster Aircraft · United Kingdom · first flew 1951 · light aircraft
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. 77 were built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Built on the J/5 Autocar fuselage with new wings stressed for aerobatics |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-engined four-seat high-wing monoplane
- Built on the J/5 Autocar fuselage with new wings stressed for aerobatics
- de Havilland Gipsy Major four-cylinder inline engine
It is a high-wing Auster with a single tractor engine, built for training and touring and stressed for aerobatics.
Specifications
- The Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer has a length of 7.07 m (23 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.75 m (32 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 204 km/h (127 mph).
- Typical crew: 2-3.
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History
It was an aerobatic development of the Auster J/5 Autocar, with the J/5 fuselage and new wings stressed for aerobatics. The prototype first flew on 2 June 1951.
Variants
Versions were the J/5F production model, the J/5K with a Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 engine (one built), the J/5L with a Gipsy Major 1 (ten built) and the J/8L, a J/5K re-engined with a Gipsy Major 1.
Where you'll see it
Most were bought by private pilots and flying clubs. 15 went to the Pakistan Air Force, 14 to the Iran Civil Aviation Club and two to the Lebanese Air Force.
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