Auster J-5B Autocar
The Auster J/5B Autocar was a four-seat, high-wing touring aircraft built at Rearsby, England, to give Auster a larger companion to its three-seat J/1 Autocrat, adding wing-root fuel tanks and an enlarged cabin. The prototype first flew in August 1949 and was shown at that year's Farnborough air show before entering production, with 202 examples built between 1950 and 1957. Like other Austers of the period, it used a fabric-covered, strut-braced high wing and conventional tailwheel gear, a formula that made it a common private-owner and small charter aircraft in postwar Britain, with some still flying today.
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The J/5B Autocar wears the classic postwar Auster look — fabric-covered, strut-braced high wing and tailwheel gear — in a four-seat touring cabin.
Specifications
| Length | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 10.9 m (36 ft) |
| Height | 2.3 m (8 ft) |
| Persons on board | 1 |
| Range | 500 NM (926 km) |
| Service ceiling | 13,000 ft (3,962 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 10,000 ft (3,048 m) |
| Rate of climb | 710 ft/min (3.6 m/s) |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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