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Auster J-4
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| J-4 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Touring aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Auster Aircraft Limited |
| Maiden flight | 1946 |
| Number built | 27 |
| Developed from | Auster J-2 Arrow |
The Auster J-4 was a 1940s British single-engined two-seat high-wing touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.
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Sales in the United Kingdom of the American engined Auster J-2 Arrow were restricted the company re-engined the aircraft with a British engine, the 90 hp Blackburn Cirrus Minor I. The first aircraft flew towards the end of 1946. The two-seat aircraft failed to compete against the companies three-seat Auster J-1 Autocrat and only 27 aircraft were built. A number of aircraft exported to Australia were given the type name Archer.
On 30 August 1955 on Australian aircraft managed to take-off from Bankstown without a pilot. It was followed out to sea by Royal Australian Navy Hawker Sea Furies and shot down.
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 22 ft 9 in ()
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in ()
- Height: 6 ft 6 in ()
- Wing area: 185 ft² ()
- Empty weight: 955 lb ()
- Max takeoff weight: 1,600 lb ()
- Powerplant: 1× Blackburn Cirrus Minor I piston, 90 hp ()
Performance
- Maximum speed: 108 mph
- Range: 320 miles ()
- Rate of climb: 746 ft/min ()
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.
Designation sequence
J-1 Autocrat • J-1U Workmaster • J-2 Arrow • J-3 Atom • J-4 • J-5 Autocar • J-5 Aiglet Trainer • J-5 Alpine
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