Post by flyboy on Apr 11, 2019 13:54:13 GMT
Austers and Taylorcraft.
Two Taylor brothers from Nottingham in England set up a company 'Taylor Brothers Aircraft Corporation' in 1926 in Rochester,New York. Following the death in a flying accident of his brother, Clarence Gilbert Taylor a self-taught aeronautical engineer became known as the father of private aviation in the USA. Using the slogan "Buy your aircraft Taylor made" he designed the original Taylor Chummy which did not sell well and then moved on to produce the Taylor Cub from new hangar premises in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The company was sold to one of the investors a William Thomas Piper (thus the Piper Cub) and in 1939 Taylor formed another company 'Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation'.
During WWII the Taylorcraft DCVO-65 model and the Piper Cub served alongside each other with the United States Army Air Force in the training, liaison and observation roles.
Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd a subsidiary based at Thurmaston in Leicester, England developed the Taylorcraft Model D and Auster Mk.1 through to to the Mk.5 which formed the backbone for the British AOP (Air Observation Post) and three Canadian AOP squadrons.
The head office and drawing office were located in a large house on the outskirts of Thurmaston with the aircraft being manufactured at Syston with final assembly and testing taking place at Reasby aerodrome also in Leicestershire.
The name changed to Auster on March 7th, 1946. All the Auster variants had evolved from the early Taylorcraft models and even after the company was merged into Beagle Aircraft in 1961 the Beagle Terrier was produced and looked very similar to the earlier Taylorcraft and Auster types.
The Taylorcraft and Auster Aircraft:
Taylorcraft +C Licence-built Taylorcraft B.
Taylorcraft +D Re-engined +C
Model D/1 or Auster I Military version of the +C with enlarged windows.
Model E or Auster III Re-engined Auster I with split flaps
Model F or Auster II Re-engined Auster I
Model G or Auster IV Enlarged Auster III
Model H Experimental 2x seat glider converted from Taylorcraft B.
Model J or Auster V Auster IV with blind flying instruments
Auster J family:
J/I Autocrat ...... Three-seat high -winged monoplane fitted with the Blackburn Cirrus Minor II engine.
J/IA Autocrat ...... Four seat version of J/I
J/IB Aiglet ...... Agricultural version of Autocrat with de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.
J/IN Alpha ...... Re-engined four-seat Autocrat with de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.
J/IS Autocrat
J/IU Workmaster .. Agricultural version of the Alpha.
J/IY Auster ...... Original designation of Auster D5.
J/2 Arrow
J/3 Atom ..... Low powered version of Arrow with Continental engine.
J/5 Adventurer.... Three seat high winged monoplane.
J/5 Autocar ..... Four seat high winged monoplane.
J/5 Aiglet Trainer.. Aerobatic version of Autocar.
J/5 Alpine ...... Improved Aiglet Trainer.
Model K ...... AOP6. Post-war military Air Observation aircraft.
Model K ...... Auster 6A. Tugmaster Glider towing version of Auster 6
Model K ...... Auster 6B. Terrier Civil conversion of Auster 6.
Model Q ...... Auster T7. Two seat version of AOP6
Model B3 ...... Radio-controlled target drone.
Model B4 ...... Austert B4 Four seat ambulance version.
Model B5 ...... Auster AOP9 1950's military Air Observation aircraft.
Model B8 ...... Agricola. Low winged agricultural aircraft.
Model C4 ...... Auster Atlantic. Modified Auster T7 for Antarctic support.
Model D4 ...... Auster D4. Two seat development of the J/2 Auster Arrow.
Model D5 ...... Auster D5. Re-engined version of the J/IN Alpha, modified tail.
--..-- ...... --..-- Developed into the Beagle Husky.
Model D6 ...... Auster D6. Four seat development of the Auster Autocar.
Model D8 ...... Original designation of the Beagle Airedale.
Model E3 ...... AOP 9 with modified engine as AOP II.
Specification:
Auster V
Crew 3
Length 22' 5'' (6.83m)
Wingspan 36' 0'' (10.97m)
Height 8' 0'' (2.44m)
Weight empty 1,100lb (499kg)
Max T/O weight 1,850lb (839kg)
Power 1x Lycoming 0-290-3 flat four piston engine 130hp (97kW).
Performance:
Speed Max 113kts (209km/h).
Stall 28kts (51km/h).
Range 250miles (402km, indefinate with aerial refuelling)!
Take off run 91ft (28m).
Visitors Noted:
Reg Type c/n Operator, information,code Date Noted.
EI-AFG Autocrat 2631 ................................................ 29.9.51.
G-AFWO Taylorcrasft+D 125 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AGLK Auster J/I 1137 ................................................ 7.9.53.
G-AGOH --..-- 7176 ................................................ 7.9.53.
G-AGTP --..-- 1823 ................................................ 5.8.59.
G-AGTX --..-- 1840 ................................................ 00.9.52,8.9.53,7.9.55.
G-AGTY --..-- 1841 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AGVF --..-- 1303 Blackpool Aero Club ................... 6.9.53.
G-AGVI --..-- 1860 ................................................ 8.9.53.
G-AGVJ --..-- 1861 ................................................ 21.5.56->
--..-- --..-- --..-- Denham Flying Club.................... 24.6.59,29.6.59,2.4.60.
G-AGVN --..-- 1873? Wolverhampton Aviation ............. 3.9.56-4.9.56,8.9.59.
G-AGWY --..-- 1880 ................................................ 4.9.52.
G-AGXH --..-- 1898 ............Britavia based ................ 20.7.50->
--..-- --..-- --..-- ................................................ 16.6.57.
G-AGXK --..-- 1951 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AGXO --..-- 1964 ................................................ 00.9.52,9.9.53.
G-AGXT --..-- 1968 Wolverhampton Aviation .............. 00.9.52.
G-AGYD --..-- 1985 ................................................. 14.7.58.
G-AGYT --..-- 1862 ................................................. 18.3.57.
G-AHAJ Taylorcraft D 221 ...... W.O 11.47 remains only ....... 1.5.49.
G-AHAO Auster J/I 1886 ................................................. 5.9.53.
G-AHAT --..-- 1849 T.H.Marshall ............................... 14.4.59.
G-AHAU --..-- 1850 ................................................. 5.9.55,11.9.55.
G-AHAV --..-- 1863 ................................................. 00.9.52,10.9.53.
G-AHAY --..-- 1956 Fairey Aviation ........................... 3.1.59,19.8.59.
G-AHCG Taylorcraft D 206 ................................................ 00.9.52->
--..-- --..-- --..-- ..remains in Orion Airways shed.... 31.5.59.
G-AHCN Auster J/I 1980 ................................................ 7.9.53,8.5.59.
G-AHGZ Taylorcraft +D 214 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AHHD Auster J/I 1976 ................................................ 10.3.57.
G-AHHM --..-- 2016 Westlands ................................. 9.9.59.
G-AHHP --..-- 2019 ................................................. 4.9.52.
G-AHHW --..-- 1995 ................................................. 31.7.57,14.6.58.
G-AHHX Taylorcraft +D 173 ................................................. 00.5.54.
G-AHLI Auster 3 540 Vickers Armstrong ....................... 30.6.58.
G-AHRP Auster 5 ? ................................................. 19.2.56.
G-AHSJ Taylorcraft +D 172 ................................................. 9.9.55.
G-AHSS Auster J/1 2136 Blackpool Aero Club .................... 10.9.53.
G-AHSU --..-- 2138 ................................................. 9.9.55.
G-AHSW --..-- 2140 Cardiff Aero Club ......................... 00.9.53,
G-AHUG Taylorcraft +D 153 ................................................. 7.9.55,18.3.57.
G-AHUM --..-- 155 ................................................ 11.9.53.
G-AHVR --..-- 170 ................................................ 27.5.58.
G-AIBM Auster J/I 2148 ................................................ 10.9.52.
G-AIBW --..-- 2158 ................................................ 7.9.55,9.9.55.
G-AIBY --..-- 2160 ................................................ 4.9.52.
G-AIBZ --..-- 2161 Wright Aviation .......................... 6.9.52,8.9.53-9.9.53,->
--..-- --..-- --..-- Dragon Airways ......................... 14.6.54,9.9.55-10.9.55.
G-AIGD --..-- 2186 ............................................... 6.9.55.
G-AIGF --..-- 2188 ............................................... 6.9.52,7.9.53.
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Two Taylor brothers from Nottingham in England set up a company 'Taylor Brothers Aircraft Corporation' in 1926 in Rochester,New York. Following the death in a flying accident of his brother, Clarence Gilbert Taylor a self-taught aeronautical engineer became known as the father of private aviation in the USA. Using the slogan "Buy your aircraft Taylor made" he designed the original Taylor Chummy which did not sell well and then moved on to produce the Taylor Cub from new hangar premises in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The company was sold to one of the investors a William Thomas Piper (thus the Piper Cub) and in 1939 Taylor formed another company 'Taylorcraft Aviation Corporation'.
During WWII the Taylorcraft DCVO-65 model and the Piper Cub served alongside each other with the United States Army Air Force in the training, liaison and observation roles.
Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd a subsidiary based at Thurmaston in Leicester, England developed the Taylorcraft Model D and Auster Mk.1 through to to the Mk.5 which formed the backbone for the British AOP (Air Observation Post) and three Canadian AOP squadrons.
The head office and drawing office were located in a large house on the outskirts of Thurmaston with the aircraft being manufactured at Syston with final assembly and testing taking place at Reasby aerodrome also in Leicestershire.
The name changed to Auster on March 7th, 1946. All the Auster variants had evolved from the early Taylorcraft models and even after the company was merged into Beagle Aircraft in 1961 the Beagle Terrier was produced and looked very similar to the earlier Taylorcraft and Auster types.
The Taylorcraft and Auster Aircraft:
Taylorcraft +C Licence-built Taylorcraft B.
Taylorcraft +D Re-engined +C
Model D/1 or Auster I Military version of the +C with enlarged windows.
Model E or Auster III Re-engined Auster I with split flaps
Model F or Auster II Re-engined Auster I
Model G or Auster IV Enlarged Auster III
Model H Experimental 2x seat glider converted from Taylorcraft B.
Model J or Auster V Auster IV with blind flying instruments
Auster J family:
J/I Autocrat ...... Three-seat high -winged monoplane fitted with the Blackburn Cirrus Minor II engine.
J/IA Autocrat ...... Four seat version of J/I
J/IB Aiglet ...... Agricultural version of Autocrat with de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.
J/IN Alpha ...... Re-engined four-seat Autocrat with de Havilland Gipsy Major engine.
J/IS Autocrat
J/IU Workmaster .. Agricultural version of the Alpha.
J/IY Auster ...... Original designation of Auster D5.
J/2 Arrow
J/3 Atom ..... Low powered version of Arrow with Continental engine.
J/5 Adventurer.... Three seat high winged monoplane.
J/5 Autocar ..... Four seat high winged monoplane.
J/5 Aiglet Trainer.. Aerobatic version of Autocar.
J/5 Alpine ...... Improved Aiglet Trainer.
Model K ...... AOP6. Post-war military Air Observation aircraft.
Model K ...... Auster 6A. Tugmaster Glider towing version of Auster 6
Model K ...... Auster 6B. Terrier Civil conversion of Auster 6.
Model Q ...... Auster T7. Two seat version of AOP6
Model B3 ...... Radio-controlled target drone.
Model B4 ...... Austert B4 Four seat ambulance version.
Model B5 ...... Auster AOP9 1950's military Air Observation aircraft.
Model B8 ...... Agricola. Low winged agricultural aircraft.
Model C4 ...... Auster Atlantic. Modified Auster T7 for Antarctic support.
Model D4 ...... Auster D4. Two seat development of the J/2 Auster Arrow.
Model D5 ...... Auster D5. Re-engined version of the J/IN Alpha, modified tail.
--..-- ...... --..-- Developed into the Beagle Husky.
Model D6 ...... Auster D6. Four seat development of the Auster Autocar.
Model D8 ...... Original designation of the Beagle Airedale.
Model E3 ...... AOP 9 with modified engine as AOP II.
Specification:
Auster V
Crew 3
Length 22' 5'' (6.83m)
Wingspan 36' 0'' (10.97m)
Height 8' 0'' (2.44m)
Weight empty 1,100lb (499kg)
Max T/O weight 1,850lb (839kg)
Power 1x Lycoming 0-290-3 flat four piston engine 130hp (97kW).
Performance:
Speed Max 113kts (209km/h).
Stall 28kts (51km/h).
Range 250miles (402km, indefinate with aerial refuelling)!
Take off run 91ft (28m).
Visitors Noted:
Reg Type c/n Operator, information,code Date Noted.
EI-AFG Autocrat 2631 ................................................ 29.9.51.
G-AFWO Taylorcrasft+D 125 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AGLK Auster J/I 1137 ................................................ 7.9.53.
G-AGOH --..-- 7176 ................................................ 7.9.53.
G-AGTP --..-- 1823 ................................................ 5.8.59.
G-AGTX --..-- 1840 ................................................ 00.9.52,8.9.53,7.9.55.
G-AGTY --..-- 1841 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AGVF --..-- 1303 Blackpool Aero Club ................... 6.9.53.
G-AGVI --..-- 1860 ................................................ 8.9.53.
G-AGVJ --..-- 1861 ................................................ 21.5.56->
--..-- --..-- --..-- Denham Flying Club.................... 24.6.59,29.6.59,2.4.60.
G-AGVN --..-- 1873? Wolverhampton Aviation ............. 3.9.56-4.9.56,8.9.59.
G-AGWY --..-- 1880 ................................................ 4.9.52.
G-AGXH --..-- 1898 ............Britavia based ................ 20.7.50->
--..-- --..-- --..-- ................................................ 16.6.57.
G-AGXK --..-- 1951 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AGXO --..-- 1964 ................................................ 00.9.52,9.9.53.
G-AGXT --..-- 1968 Wolverhampton Aviation .............. 00.9.52.
G-AGYD --..-- 1985 ................................................. 14.7.58.
G-AGYT --..-- 1862 ................................................. 18.3.57.
G-AHAJ Taylorcraft D 221 ...... W.O 11.47 remains only ....... 1.5.49.
G-AHAO Auster J/I 1886 ................................................. 5.9.53.
G-AHAT --..-- 1849 T.H.Marshall ............................... 14.4.59.
G-AHAU --..-- 1850 ................................................. 5.9.55,11.9.55.
G-AHAV --..-- 1863 ................................................. 00.9.52,10.9.53.
G-AHAY --..-- 1956 Fairey Aviation ........................... 3.1.59,19.8.59.
G-AHCG Taylorcraft D 206 ................................................ 00.9.52->
--..-- --..-- --..-- ..remains in Orion Airways shed.... 31.5.59.
G-AHCN Auster J/I 1980 ................................................ 7.9.53,8.5.59.
G-AHGZ Taylorcraft +D 214 ................................................ 00.9.52.
G-AHHD Auster J/I 1976 ................................................ 10.3.57.
G-AHHM --..-- 2016 Westlands ................................. 9.9.59.
G-AHHP --..-- 2019 ................................................. 4.9.52.
G-AHHW --..-- 1995 ................................................. 31.7.57,14.6.58.
G-AHHX Taylorcraft +D 173 ................................................. 00.5.54.
G-AHLI Auster 3 540 Vickers Armstrong ....................... 30.6.58.
G-AHRP Auster 5 ? ................................................. 19.2.56.
G-AHSJ Taylorcraft +D 172 ................................................. 9.9.55.
G-AHSS Auster J/1 2136 Blackpool Aero Club .................... 10.9.53.
G-AHSU --..-- 2138 ................................................. 9.9.55.
G-AHSW --..-- 2140 Cardiff Aero Club ......................... 00.9.53,
G-AHUG Taylorcraft +D 153 ................................................. 7.9.55,18.3.57.
G-AHUM --..-- 155 ................................................ 11.9.53.
G-AHVR --..-- 170 ................................................ 27.5.58.
G-AIBM Auster J/I 2148 ................................................ 10.9.52.
G-AIBW --..-- 2158 ................................................ 7.9.55,9.9.55.
G-AIBY --..-- 2160 ................................................ 4.9.52.
G-AIBZ --..-- 2161 Wright Aviation .......................... 6.9.52,8.9.53-9.9.53,->
--..-- --..-- --..-- Dragon Airways ......................... 14.6.54,9.9.55-10.9.55.
G-AIGD --..-- 2186 ............................................... 6.9.55.
G-AIGF --..-- 2188 ............................................... 6.9.52,7.9.53.
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