Auster AOP.6
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The Auster AOP.6 was a British military air observation aircraft produced by Auster Aircraft Limited to replace the numerous wartime Taylorcraft Auster aircraft then in-service.

Auster AOP 6 (Air Observation Post) * Cessna L-19 Bird Dog * 1
* Preserved Auster AOP.2
an Auster AOP.6 from nearby at Lee-on-Solent.3
Auster AOP.6 'spotter' aircraft of No. 663 Squadron RAF used the facilities of the otherwise non-operational airfield during weekends for liaison flights with Royal Artillery units.4
Auster AOP.6 arrives at Brasschaat for the squadron which by now has 70 men personnel. The first Auster AOP.5
Belgians operated a ski-equipped Auster AOP.6 in Antarctica, but I believe that is in the Brussels Museum. That photo of the RAF Otter fuselage raises more questions than it answers.6

Made by Auster.

It is the successor of the Taylorcraft Auster ,

Auster AOP.6 is the predecessor of the Auster Tugmaster.Beagle Terrier.

delivery of 274 Auster AOP.6's 22 of which were transferred as new to Belgium (serials A-1 to A-22) in 1947 and 1948 for 369 Squadron.7
During the 1950s, Auster AOP.6 'spotter' aircraft of No. 663 Squadron RAF used the facilities of the otherwise non-operational airfield during weekends for liaison flights with Royal Artillery units.8
to Facebook Labels: 93 Group, airfield, Auster AOP.6, Avon RA14, Avro Ashton, Dart Kitten, RAF, Wymeswold 28OTU 1 comments: 1.9
VF552 Auster AOP.6 (B636) of the Army Air Corps brought in for an Armed Forces Day at Prestwick. This Auster is now G-ASZE.10
VX112 / ROA-S 661 (AOP) Squadron Auster AOP.6 stalled on landing at Stapleford and damaged beyond repair. R.A.Scholefield Contact R.A.11
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Belgian Air Component
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.55 m
Predecessor
Taylorcraft Auster
Length Alt
7.24 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
2160.0
Power Alt
108
Range Main
315 miles
Max Speed Alt
200.0
Type Of Prop
inline piston
Successor
Auster Tugmaster
Beagle Terrier
Max Speed Main
124 mph
Developed From
Taylorcraft Auster
Introduced
1945
Height Main
8
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
980.0
Ceiling Main
14000.0
Number Built
approx 400
Crew
2
Span Main
36.0
Area Main
184.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
10.97 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
De Havilland Gipsy Major
Manufacturer
Auster
Climb Rate Main
810
Power Main
145 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
4 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Auster Tugmaster
Beagle Terrier
Length Main
723.9
Area Alt
17.09 m²
Range Alt
507.0
Related
*Auster AOP.9
Empty Weight Main
1413.0
Ceiling Alt
4
265 m
Empty Weight Alt
641.0
Category
Auster aircraft
British military reconnaissance aircraft 1940-1949
High wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft

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