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Auster Production
For a description of the format and data included in
Production Tables, see here.
Low Volume Production This page covers Auster aircraft with low production volumes and/or registration/serial allocations. For higher
volume production, see the individual type production list. | Model H | Three seat training glider based on the Auster Mk.III. | | Model L | 2/3 seat lightplane. Standard Auster airframe with the wings mounted
on the bottom of the fuselage. 130 h.p. Lycoming O-290-3 powerplant. | | 'Sharp's Special' | Un-named two seat tourer with 65 h.p. Lycoming 0-145-B3 powerplant, based on the Plus C. | | Known as the 'Sharps Special' after
Ken Sharp, Manager of Taylorcrafts No.7 Works. | | Model J/6 | Three seat tourer based on the J/1. 145 h.p. Gipsy Major 10 powerplant. | | Model N | 2/3-seat high-wing AOP aircraft to Specification A.2/45. 240 h.p. Gipsy Qeen 34 powerplant. | | Model P Avis | Four seat tourer based on J/1 with slimmer circular section rear fuselage, new u/c, four doors & external flaps. 145 h.p. Gipsy Major 10 powerplant. | | Model S | AOP aircraft based on the AOP.6 with enlarged tail. 180 h.p. Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier 702 powerplant. | | B3 | Radio-controlled target drone. 276cc A.B.C. powerplant. | | B4 | Four seat high-winged ambulance aircraft. 180 h.p. Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier 702 powerplant. | | C6 Atlantic | Four seat high-wing tourer with tricycle undercarriage. 185 h.p. Continental E-185-10 powerplant | Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 1
aircraft converted by Taylorcraft Aeroplanes, Rearsby. First flew July 1943. | | | X1091 | | (1) | | Converted Taylorcraft Model B G-AFKO | | | Total Production | 0
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C/n | Initial Registration | Notes | | 1 aircraft by Auster Aircraft Ltd.,
Rearsby. Construction apparently started in 1944 but not completed. | | ??? | | | Total
Production (Not Completed) 1 |
C/n | Initial Registration | Notes | | 1 aircraft built by Taylorcraft
Aeroplanes, Rearsby. First flew (August?) 1945. | | 1660 | G-AGPS | | Total
Production 1 |
C/n | Initial Registration | Notes | | 1 aircraft by Auster Aircraft Ltd.,
Rearsby. C/n allocated, so construction possibly commenced in 1947 but not completed. | | 2837 | | | Total
Production (Not Completed) 1 |
Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 4 aircraft ordered from Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, to contract Acft/5606. First flew April
1948. | | VL522 - VL523 | | 2 | | | | | VL524 - VL525 | | | | 2 | | | | Total Production | 2
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C/n | Initial Registration | Notes | | 2 aircraft built by Auster Aircraft
Ltd., Rearsby. First flew mid 1947. | | 2838 | G-AJXW | Avis Mk.1 | | 2907 | G-AJYF | Avis
Mk.2 | Total Production 2 |
Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 1
aircraft ordered from Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, to contract ????. First flew August 1950. | | WJ316 | | 1 | | | | | | Total Production | 1 |
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Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 150
aircraft ordered from Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, to contract 6/Acft/5435, delivered between April 1951 andJanuary 1953. | | none | AUS100FF
- AUS249FF | 150 | | | In service known as 'Pilotless Aircraft Target No.2 Mk.1' | | | Total Production | 150 |
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Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 1
aircraft ordered from Auster Aircraft Ltd., Rearsby, to contract 6/Acft/7708. First flew September 1951. | | XA177 | 2983 | 1 | | | Originally flown as G-AMKL. | | | Total Production | 1 |
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C/n | Initial Registration | Notes | | 1 aircraft built by Auster Aircraft
Ltd., Rearsby. First flew July 1958. | | 3447 | G-APHT | | Total Production
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Production References - British Civil Aircraft Since 1919, Vol 1, A.J. Jackson (Putnam,
1973)
Auster Quarterly (Issues 1 to 6) - RAF Aircraft Register Series,
Various Volumes (Air-Britain Publications
- Aeroplane Monthly Dec 1983
- Aeroplane Monthly Mar
1988
- http://austerhg.org/
- Sitting Ducks and Peeping Toms, Michael I. Draper (Air Britain Publications, 2011)
Page Revision
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Revised at Version 1.2.0 - Added Model L
- Added dates to Model J/6
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