The Auster J/2 Arrow is a 1940s

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single-engined two-seat high-wing touring

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built by

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History

The Arrow was designed as a successor to the pre-war Taylorcraft Plus C monoplane. A development aircraft, a side-by-side two-seater first flew in 1946 powered by a

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-B3 flat four air-cooled engine. Import restrictions on the sale in the United Kingdom (UK) of

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-built engines resulted in most of the 44 aircraft completed being exported, mainly to

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. In later life, examples were re-imported to the UK, where several examples remained active in 2011.

Specifications (J/2)

References

* * *Mike Preston and Mick Ames, 2002, "Austers", International Auster Club Heritage Group Publication,

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History

Specifications (J/2)

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