- Auster Atom
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name = J-3 Atom
type = Touring aircraft
manufacturer = Auster Aircraft Limited
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first flight = 1946
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developed from = J-2 Arrow
variants with their own articles =The Auster J-3 Atom was a 1940s British single-engined two-seat high-wing touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at
Rearsby ,Leicestershire .History
The Atom was an attempt to create a lower-powered version of the J-2 Arrow. A modified Arrow was flown with a 65 hp Continental C-65-12 engine and designated the J3 Atom. Only the prototype, registered G-AHSY, (c/n 2250) was built as the aircraft was not developed.
In 22 April 1951 the J3 crashed near
Melton Mowbray and was rebuilt to 5J4 standards with a new registration - G-AJYX and new c/n: 2941. The Continental C-65 engine was replaced by a 95 hp Blackburn Cirrus Minor II.This aircraft has since been deregistered with the CAA.
pecifications (J-3)
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crew=3
length main= 25 ft 3 in
length alt= 7.69 m
span main= 36 ft
span alt= 10.97 m
height main= 6 ft 6 in
height alt= 1.98 m
area main= 185 ft²
area alt= 17.9 m²
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max takeoff weight alt= 726 kg
engine (prop)=Continental A-65
type of prop= flat-4 piston engine
number of props=1
power main= 65 hp
power alt= 48.5 kW
power more=at 2350 rpm
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armament=References
*cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0 370 10006 9External links
* [http://www.auster.ukf.net/p22.htm Auster net page 22 - History of G-AHSY]
* [http://www.auster.ukf.net/p29.htm Auster net page 29 - History of G-AJYX]
* [http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=AHSY CAA history G-AHSY]
* [http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=AJYX CAA History G-AJYX]
* [http://home.comcast.net/~aeroengine/Continental1.html Aeroengine - Continental Engines]ee also
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