Thruxton Jackaroo
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jackaroo |
| image | ThruxtonJackaroo-G-AOIR.jpg |
| type | Cabin Tourer |
| manufacturer | Jackaroo Aircraft Limited |
| first_flight | 1957 |
| number_built | 19 conversions |
| primary_user | Wiltshire School of Flying |
| developed_from | de Havilland Tiger Moth |
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|name = Jackaroo |image = ThruxtonJackaroo-G-AOIR.jpg |caption = |type = Cabin Tourer |manufacturer = Jackaroo Aircraft Limited |designer = |first_flight = 1957 |introduction = |retired = |produced = |number_built = 19 conversions |status = |primary_user = Wiltshire School of Flying |more_users = |developed_from = de Havilland Tiger Moth |variants = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Thruxton_Jackaroo_AN2193044.jpg" caption="A Jackaroo in 1980"] ::
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The Thruxton Jackaroo was a 1950s British four-seat cabin biplane converted from a de Havilland Tiger Moth by Jackaroo Aircraft Limited at Thruxton Aerodrome and Rollason Aircraft and Engines Limited at Croydon Airport.
History
The Thruxton Jackaroo was designed as a four-seat cabin general purpose biplane; the original tandem two-seat Tiger Moth fuselage was widened to allow side-by-side seating for 4 people. It was marketed as "the cheapest four-seat aircraft in the world". The first conversion first flew on 2 March 1957. Eighteen Tiger Moths were converted by Jackaroo Aircraft Limited between 1957 and 1959 and one aircraft was converted by Rollason's in 1960. The aircraft could be fitted with an optional crop-spraying gear. One converted aircraft was further modified as a single-seat agricultural aircraft, but with little interest in the variant the aircraft was converted back to a Mk. 1.
Variants
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- Jackaroo Mk 1 :Production cabin biplane with wooden canopy.
- Jackaroo Mk 2 :Single-seat agricultural variant with either a hopper or a 60-gallon tank in place of the two front seats, one conversion.
- Jackaroo Mk 3 :Production cabin biplane with metal canopy and provision for brakes.
Specifications
|ref=De Havilland Aircraft since 1909 |prime units?=imp General characteristics
|crew=1 |capacity=3 passengers |length ft=25 |length in=0 |length note= |span ft=30 |span in=4+1/4 |span sigfig=3 |height ft=9 |height in=6 |height note= |wing area sqft=239 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight lb=1360 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=2180 |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= Powerplant
|eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=de Havilland Gipsy Major |eng1 type=4-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine |eng1 hp=130 |eng1 note=
|prop blade number=2 |prop name=fixed-pitch propeller |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop dia note= Performance
|max speed mph=102 |max speed note= |cruise speed mph=90 |cruise speed note= |stall speed mph= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed note= |range miles=250 |range note= |ferry range miles= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |climb rate ftmin=600 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |more performance=
- Take-off run: ft
- Take-off distance to 50 ft: ft
- Landing run: ft
- Landing distance from 50 ft: ft--
|avionics=
References
References
- Jackson 1987, pp. 309-311
- Bridgman 1958, p. 92.
- (12 July 1957). "Handling the Thruxton Jackaroo".
- (29 August 1958). "Thruxton Jackaroo".
- Jackson 1987, p. 311.
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