Auster Arrow

The Auster J/2 Arrow is a 1940s British single-engined two-seat high-wing touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire, England.

J/2 Arrow
Role Touring aircraft
Manufacturer Auster Aircraft Limited
First flight 1945
Introduction 1945
Status Two airworthy in UK in 2009
Primary user Private pilot owners
Number built 44
Variants Auster J-4

History

The Arrow was designed as a successor to the pre-war Taylorcraft Plus C monoplane. A development aircraft, a side-by-side two-seater first flew in 1946 powered by Lycoming O-145-B3 flat four air-cooled engined.[1]

Import restrictions on the sale in the United Kingdom (UK) of American-built engines resulted in most of the 44 aircraft completed being exported, mainly to Australia.[1] In later life, examples were re-imported to the UK, where several examples remained active in 2011.

Specifications (J/2)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951–52[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (tail down, propeller horizontal)
  • Wing area: 185 sq ft (17.2 m2)
  • Empty weight: 872 lb (396 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental C75-12 air-cooled flat-four, 75 hp (56 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 98 mph (158 km/h, 85 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 87 mph (140 km/h, 76 kn)
  • Stall speed: 35 mph (56 km/h, 30 kn)
  • Range: 320 mi (510 km, 280 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
  • Rate of climb: 430 ft/min (2.2 m/s)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References
  1. Jackson 1974, p. 71
  2. Bridgman 1951, p. 20c
  • Bridgman, Leonard (1951). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951–52. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
  • Mike Preston and Mick Ames, 2002, "Austers", International Auster Club Heritage Group Publication, ISBN 0-9543889-0-9

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