BRAND and MODEL
AUSTER III (MODEL F)
TYPE
Two-seat air-observation-post aircraft
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
One 97 kw (130 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Major four-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 10.97 m (36 ft)
Length: 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.44 m (8 ft)
Wing area: 17.2 m² (185 sq ft)
Max speed: 209 km/h (130 mph)
Cruising speed: 174 km/h (108 mph)
Manoeuvring speed: 148 km/h (92 mph)
Take-off speed: 74 km/h (46 mph)
Stalling speed clean: 61 km/h (38 mph)
Stalling speed full flap: 52 km/h (32 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 290 m/min (950 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 4,572 m (15,000 ft)
Range: 402 km (250 miles)
Empty weight: 499 kg (1,100 lb)
Loaded weight: 771 kg (1,700 lb)
PHOTO
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