Auster Aiglet Trainer

J/5 Aiglet Trainer

Role	Aerobatic trainer/tourer Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Auster Aircraft Limited
First flight	1951
Primary users	private pilot owners Pakistan Air Force
Produced	1951-1958
Number built	77
Developed from	Auster J/5 Autocar
Variants	Auster J/5R Alpine

The Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer was a 1950s British single-engined four-seat high-wing training and touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.

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History

Despite its name, the aircraft type had nothing to do with the Auster J/1B Aiglet, it being an aerobatic development of the Auster J/5 Autocar.

The Aiglet Trainer was based on the J/5 fuselage with new wings and stressed for aerobatics. The prototype first flew on 2 June 1951.

Most Aiglet Trainers were bought by private pilots and flying clubs, but 15 went to the Pakistan Air Force, 14 to the Iran Civil Aviation Club and two to the Lebanese Air Force.^[1]

Variants

Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer – production version.
Auster J/5K Aiglet Trainer – Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 engine, one built.
Auster J/5L Aiglet Trainer – de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine. 10 built.
Auster J/8L Aiglet Trainer – J-5K re-engined with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine.

Operators

Jordan

Royal Jordanian Air Force^[2]

Lebanon

Lebanese Air Force – two aircraft^[3]

Pakistan

Pakistan Air Force – 17 aircraft^[3]

Specifications (J/5F)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56^[4]

General characteristics

Crew: 2 or 3
Length: 23 ft 2+1⁄2 in (7.074 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
Height: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Wing area: 164 sq ft (15.2 m²) ^[5]
Empty weight: 1,323 lb (600 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg) (three seater)
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 4-cylinder inline engine, 130 hp (97 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 127 mph (204 km/h, 110 kn)
Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
Stall speed: 29 mph (47 km/h, 25 kn) full flaps, engine off
Range: 275 mi (443 km, 239 nmi)
Service ceiling: 12,500 ft (3,800 m) ^[5]
Rate of climb: 705 ft/min (3.58 m/s)

References

Notes

^ Ellison, 1966, pp. 61-64
^ Flight 13 May 1955, p. 648.
^ ^a ^b Ellison 1965, pp. 47-50
^ Bridgman 1955, p. 51.
^ ^a ^b Jackson 1974, p. 81.

Bibliography

Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
Ellison, N.H. (1965). Auster Aircraft - Aircraft Production List. N.H. Ellison for Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
Ellison, N.H. (1966). Auster Aircraft. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ASIN B0041OQAEG.
Hitchman, Ambrose (1989). The History of the Auster Aeroplane. International Auster Pilot Club. ASIN B0019BV2YM.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
"The World's Air Forces: Their Composition, Duties and Aircraft". Flight. Vol. 67, no. 2416. 13 May 1955. pp. 615–668.

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