Auster Autocrat

what is it?

The Auster J/1 Autocrat was a 1940s British single-engined three-seat high-wing touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 193 km/htop speed
• seats 2passengers
• size 839 kgmax take-off weight
• built 420made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 81 years ago, in 1945.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1945

introduced

1945

number built

420

role

touring aircraft

engines

1× Blackburn Cirrus Minor 2

crew

1

passengers

2

length

7.1 m

wingspan

11 m

height

2 m

max take-off weight

839 kg

top speed

193 km/h

cruise speed

161 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,267 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.