| Jackaroo | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Cabin Tourer |
| Manufacturer | Jackaroo Aircraft Limited |
| First flight | 1957 |
| Primary user | Wiltshire School of Flying |
| Number built | 19 conversions |
| Developed from | de Havilland Tiger Moth |
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.
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. [1] It was marketed as "the cheapest four-seat aircraft in the world". [2] The first conversion first flew on 2 March 1957. [3] Eighteen Tiger Moths were converted by Jackaroo Aircraft Limited between 1957 and 1959 and one aircraft was converted by Rollason's in 1960. [1] The aircraft could be fitted with an optional crop spraying gear. [4] 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. [1]
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