Angus
A. L. Angus
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History
Arthur Leighton Angus, born 9 January 1905 in Sydney, Australia but by then living in Sutton Benger, Chippenham, Wilts, designed and built a monoplane in 1930. The design was intended to be cheap to manufacture and easy to fly, and was based on a method of construction then in use by the automobile industry, using a primary load bearing "chassis" onto which was bolted the remainder of the componant parts. The aircraft was constructed at Hamble, then taken by road to the London Air Park, Hanworth. Following a few successful flights,the machine crashed on 21 March 1931, killing its designer.
Company References
- British Light Aeroplanes 1920-1940, Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume (GMS Enterprises, 2000)
Project Data
| Project No | Type No | Name | Alternative Name(s) | Year | Spec (Requirement) | Status | Qty | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquila | 1930 | Proto | 1 | 1S, 1E light aircraft | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Project References
- British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 2nd Ed., 1973)
- British Light Aeroplanes 1920-1940, Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume (GMS Enterprises, 2000)
- Aeroplane Monthly Apr 1976
- Ultralights, The Early British Classics, Richard Riding (Patrick Stephens, 1987)
- British Homebuilt Aircraft since 1920, Ken Ellis (Merseyside Aviation Society, 1975)
Production Details and Type Description
Single-seat open cockpit low-wing strut braced monoplane. The wings were of two spar wooden construction, fabric covered and with a plywood leading edge. Sixty percent of the trailing edge comprised ailerons, the remainder being downward folding to allow for wing folding. The wing was attached to a centre section of welded square section tubing, to the rear of which was attached a wooded box beam backbone. The lightweight aluminium fuselage frames were attached to the box beam, the whole skinned in aluminium sheet. This was not a monocoque structure, all main loading being taken by the box beam, the skin providing only additional tortional stiffness. The tailplane was of fabric covered welded steel tubing. One 40 h.p. Salmson AD.9 powerplant.
| Aquila Specification | |||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW |
| 27 ft | 17 ft 10 in | 5 ft 5 in | 115 sq ft | 488 lb | 700 lb |
| 8.23 m | 5.44 m | 1.65 m | 10.68 m2 | 221 kg | 318 kg |
One aircraft only : G-ABIK, c/n 1. First flew February 1931.
Total Angus Production1
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