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| Auster J / 1 Autocrat | |
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| Type: | Touring plane |
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| First flight: |
1945 |
| Production time: |
1945–1952 |
| Number of pieces: |
420 |
The Auster J / 1 Autocrat was a single-engine, three-seat propeller plane made by the British manufacturer Auster Aircraft in the 1940s.
history
After the Second World War , Taylorcraft (England) decided to further develop the tried and tested Taylorcraft Auster observation aircraft into a touring aircraft. First, an Auster V was given a Blackburn Cirrus Minor II engine on a trial basis . At the same time, a prototype was created that was named "Taylorcraft Auster V Series J / 1 Autocrat". When the company was renamed Auster Aircraft on March 8, 1946, the name of the new model was also shortened to Auster J / 1 Autocrat.
The Autocrat was designed as a high-wing aircraft and had a fabric-covered tubular steel hull. It had a tail wheel landing gear and a two-bladed propeller. There was a third seat behind the two front seats.
The first series aircraft was delivered in December 1945, production ended in 1952. With over four hundred copies, the Autocrat was one of the most successful post-war aircraft in Great Britain. Based on the J / 1, other types of aircraft were created in the following years.
On October 15, 1946, the Autocrat of the English magazine The Airplane (registration G-AERO) landed as the first British civil aircraft on an aircraft carrier, the Illustrious .
Versions
- Auster J / 1 Autocrat - production model with a Blackburn Cirrus II engine
- Auster J / 1A Autocrat - four-seat version
- Auster J / 1B Aiglet - agricultural aircraft with a de Havilland Gipsy Major I and enlarged vertical stabilizer
- Auster J / 1N Alpha - J / 1 with a Gipsy Major I.
- Auster J / 1S Autocrat - J / 1 with a Gipsy Major 10 Mk 2-2
- Kingsford Smith Kingsmith - An Auster J / 1 was equipped in Australia by Kingsford Smith Aviation Services , with an Avco Lycoming O-320 with 112 kW and other improvements (including better seats and soundproofing)
Military users
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Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 2 |
| length | 7.70 m |
| span | 10.97 m |
| height | 1.98 m |
| Wing area | 17.19 m² |
| Empty mass | 478 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 841 kg |
| Top speed | 194 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 4300 m |
| Range | 515 km |
| Engine | a piston engine Blackburn Cirrus Minor 2 with 76 kW (103 PS) |
See also
literature
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985) , Orbis-Verlag
- Jackson, AJ: British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Vol. 1 (1974), Putnam London, ISBN 0-370-10006-9
