Auster Aiglet Trainer

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J/5 Aiglet Trainer
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General information
TypeAerobatic trainer/tourer
Manufacturer Auster Aircraft Limited
Primary usersprivate pilot owners
Number built77
History
Manufactured1951-1958
First flight1951
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

The sole J/8L Aiglet Trainer had an enlarged fin and rudder. Leeds (Yeadon) Airport May 1955 Auster J8L Aiglet Trainer Yeadon 05.55.jpg
The sole J/8L Aiglet Trainer had an enlarged fin and rudder. Leeds (Yeadon) Airport May 1955
An Auster Aiglet retired from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on display at the PAF Museum, Karachi. Pakistan Air Force Museum Austin Aiglet 1.jpg
An Auster Aiglet retired from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on display at the PAF Museum, Karachi.

Operators

Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan

Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Specifications (J/5F)

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

General characteristics

Performance

References

Notes
  1. Ellison, 1966, pp. 61-64
  2. Flight 13 May 1955, p. 648.
  3. 1 2 Ellison 1965, pp. 47-50
  4. Bridgman 1955, p. 51.
  5. 1 2 Jackson 1974, p. 81.
Bibliography

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