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J/5 Alpine
Auster J/5R Alpine at Wellesbourne Mountford airfield in June 1996
Role	Trainer/tourer
Manufacturer	Auster Aircraft Limited
Number built	10
Developed from	Auster J/5 Aiglet Trainer

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 a Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer.

Variants

Auster J/5Q Alpine at PFA Rally at Cranfield airfield, Bedfordshire, in July 1989

• Auster J/5R Alpine - production version with de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine, 10 built.
• Auster J/5Q Alpine - lower-powered version with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine, four-built.

Specifications (J/5R)

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
• Wing area: 185 ft² (17.19 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,464 lb (664 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,250 lb (1020 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 inline piston, 130 hp (112 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 128 mph (206 km/h)
• Range: 460 miles (740 km)
• Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6705 m)

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Published in July 2009.

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