Auster Arrow

The Arrow was designed as a successor to the pre-war Taylorcraft Plus C monoplane. A development aircraft, a side-by-side two-seater first flew in 1946 powered by a Lycoming O-145-B3 flat four air-cooled engine.[1]

Import restrictions on the sale in the United Kingdom (UK) of American-built engines resulted in most of the 44 aircraft completed being exported, mainly to Australia.[1] In later life, examples were re-imported to the UK, where several examples remained active in 2011.

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951–52[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 22 ft 9 in (6.93 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) (tail down, propeller horizontal)
• Wing area: 185 sq ft (17.2 m²)
• Empty weight: 872 lb (396 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental C75-12 air-cooled flat-four, 75 hp (56 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 98 mph (158 km/h, 85 kn)
• Cruise speed: 87 mph (140 km/h, 76 kn)
• Stall speed: 35 mph (56 km/h, 30 kn)
• Range: 320 mi (510 km, 280 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 430 ft/min (2.2 m/s)

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Aeronca Champion
• Fleet Canuck
• Piper J-3
• Taylorcraft L-2

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft

• Bridgman, Leonard (1951). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1951–52. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
• Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
• Mike Preston and Mick Ames, 2002, "Austers", International Auster Club Heritage Group Publication, ISBN 0-9543889-0-9

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