Auster Alpine
{{Short description|1950s British light aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox aircraft
|name = J/5 Alpine
|image =Auster J5R Alpine W.Mountford 22.06.96R.jpg
|caption = Auster J/5R Alpine at Wellesbourne Mountford Airfield in June 1996
|type = Trainer/tourer
|manufacturer = Auster Aircraft Limited
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|number_built = 10
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|developed_from = Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer
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The Auster J/5 Alpine was a 1950s British single-engined four-seat high-wing training and touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.
History
The Alpine was a hybrid aircraft based on the fuselage of the J/5 Aiglet Trainer fitted with the wings from the J-1 Autocrat. The prototype was converted from an Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer.
Variants
File:Auster J5Q Alpine Cranfield 01.07.89R.jpg
- Auster J/5R Alpine – production version with de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine, six built.
- Auster J/5Q Alpine – lower-powered version with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine, four built.
Specifications (J/5R)
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=British Civil Aircraft since 1919{{Harvnb|Jackson|1974|pp=80–81}}
|prime units?=imp
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|crew=1
|capacity=2 passengers{{Harvnb|Bridgman|1956|pp=48–49}}
|length m=
|length ft=23
|length in=6
|span m=
|span ft=36
|span in=0
|height m=
|height ft=6
|height in=6
|wing area sqm=
|wing area sqft=185
|empty weight kg=
|empty weight lb=1464
|gross weight kg=
|max takeoff weight lb=2250
|fuel capacity={{convert|32|impgal|USgal L|abbr=on}}
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=de Havilland Gipsy Major 10
|eng1 type=four-cylinder air-cooled inverted piston engine
|eng1 kw=
|eng1 hp=145
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|max speed kmh=
|max speed mph=128
|max speed kts=
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|cruise speed kmh=
|cruise speed mph=112
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|range km=
|range miles=460
|range nmi=
|ceiling m=
|ceiling ft=22000
|climb rate ms=
|climb rate ftmin=1025
|more performance=*Takeoff distance to 50 ft (15 m): {{convert|630|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|avionics=
}}
References
{{reflist}}
- {{cite book|last=Bridgman|first=Leonard|title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1956–57|year=1956|publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company|location=New York}}
- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
- {{cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0-370-10006-9}}
External links
{{commons category-inline|Auster Alpine}}
{{Auster aircraft}}