Auster Autocrat Aircraft

Autocrat, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Auster Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

1945

Prototypes:

2 - Auster Aircraft, Rearsby

J/1 Autocrat:

414 - Auster Aircraft, Rearsby

J/1N Alpha:

44 - Auster Aircraft, Rearsby

J/5:

59 - Auster Aircraft, Rearsby

Type Specification

Applies to:

Auster J/1 Autocrat

Type:

Three seat light aircraft

Wing:

High wing, braced monoplane. Unswept with slight dihedral. Wooden spar with metal ribs and fabric covering

Fuselage:

Fuselage of steel tubes with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Wire braced tailplane at base of fin with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Tail wheel type fixed undercarriage. Main legs attached to fuselage lower longeron, each having a single wheel. Tailwheel

Power Plant:

One 90 hp Blackburn Cirrus Minor 2 inline engine in nose driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Side by side seating with third seat behind in enclosed cabin under wing

Span:

36 ft 0 in

Length:

23 ft 5 in

Height:

6 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

185 sq ft

Tare:

1,052 lb

All-up:

1,850 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph

Initial Climb:

568 ft/min

Ceiling:

14,000 ft

Range:

320 miles

Preserved in British Museums

J/1 Autocrat:

G-AGTO - Privately owned, Duxford - Airworthy G-AJRE - Air Atlantique Classic Flight, Coventry Airport - Airworthy G-AJUD - AeroVenture, Doncaster - Restoration G-JAYI - Air Atlantique Classic Flight, Coventry Airport - Airworthy

J/1N Alpha:

G-AHAT - Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries - Frame G-AJEB - The Aeroplane Collection, Hooton Park - Display G-AJRH - Charnwood Museum, Loughborough - Display

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