Auster Alpine
1950s British light aircraft
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::summary 1950s British light aircraft ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | J/5 Alpine |
| image | Auster J5R Alpine W.Mountford 22.06.96R.jpg |
| caption | Auster J/5R Alpine at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield in June 1996 |
| type | Trainer/tourer |
| manufacturer | Auster Aircraft Limited |
| number_built | 10 |
| developed_from | Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer |
| :: |
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The Auster J/5 Alpine was a 1950s British single-engined four-seat high-wing training and touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.
History
The Alpine was a hybrid aircraft based on the fuselage of the J/5 Aiglet Trainer fitted with the wings from the J-1 Autocrat. The prototype was converted from an Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer.
Variants
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Auster_J5Q_Alpine_Cranfield_01.07.89R.jpg" caption="Auster J/5Q Alpine at PFA Rally at Cranfield airfield, Bedfordshire, in July 1989"] ::
- Auster J/5R Alpine – production version with de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine, six built.
- Auster J/5Q Alpine – lower-powered version with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine, four built.
Specifications (J/5R)
|ref=British Civil Aircraft since 1919 |prime units?=imp General characteristics
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|crew=1 |capacity=2 passengers |length m= |length ft=23 |length in=6 |span m= |span ft=36 |span in=0 |height m= |height ft=6 |height in=6 |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=185 |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=1464 |gross weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb=2250 |fuel capacity=32 impgal Powerplant
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 |eng1 type=four-cylinder air-cooled inverted piston engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=145
|prop blade number= |prop name= |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in=
Performance
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|max speed kmh= |max speed mph=128 |max speed kts= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=112 |cruise speed kts= |range km= |range miles=460 |range nmi= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=22000 |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=1025 |more performance=*Takeoff distance to 50 ft (15 m): 630 ft
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References
References
- {{Harvnb. Jackson. 1974
- {{Harvnb. Bridgman. 1956
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