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[WWII] Taylorcraft Auster light utility plane (UK)
British Taylorcraft Auster
Copyright 2010 by Brandon Cope The Auster was a light, high-winged monoplane used for light utility and observation work. It was similar to the American Grasshoppers, but generally larger and faster. The pilot and co-pilot sat side-by-side, while the passenger/observer sat behind them. The plane was primarily used by the RAF, although numbers were also operated by the Canadians and Australians. Some 1,600 Austers were built, nearly 800 being the V model, which entered service in 1942. The plane burns 4.4 gallons of aviation fuel per hour at routine usage. Subassemblies: Light Plane chassis +3, Recon Plane Wings with STOL option +2, three fixed wheels +0. Powertrain: 97-kW aerial HP gas engine with 97-kW old prop and 18-gallon standard tanks [Wings] Occupancy: 1 CS, 2 PS. Cargo: 2 Body. Armor All: 2/2 C Wheels: 3/5 Equipment Body: Medium range radio transmitter and receiver, navigation instruments, duplicate controls. Statistics Size: 22'x36'x12' Payload: 0.38 tons Lwt: 0.96 tons Volume: 96 Maint.: 106 hours Price: $3,550 HT: 11 HP: 50 [body], 70 [each wing], 5 [each wheel] aSpeed: 130 aAccel: 3 aDecel: 52 aMR: 13 aSR: 1 Stall speed 30. Takeoff run 182 yards. Landing run 226 yards. Design Notes Design aSpeed is 139 and stall speed 38 mph; the historical speeds, as well as actual wing area (167 sf), has been used. Armor uses the cloth option. Wing weight, cost and HP were doubled; loaded weight was increased 2%. A 9.6 gallon fuel tank could be carried externally. Variants The Auster I (1941), based on civilian Taylorcraft models, had a 67-kW engine and only carried two men. A hundred were built. The III and IV were the same as the V in game terms, differing primarily in the types (but not output) of engines. 720 built. A large number were built after the war, many for civilian use. Those serving as observation craft were gradually replaced by helicopters in the 1950's. The American Stinson L-5, while a different aircraft, was the same on game terms, but only carried two people (the civil plane it was based on could carry three)..
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