| Manufacturer |
Auster Aircraft |
Abrams Air Craft |
| Description |
The Beagle A.109 Airedale is a British light civil aircraft developed in the 1960s. |
The Abrams P-1 Explorer is an American purpose-designed aerial photography and survey aircraft that first flew in November 1937. |
| ICAO Code |
AIRD |
|
| First Flight |
1961-04-16 |
1937-11-01 |
| Designer |
Auster Aircraft |
Talbert Abrams |
| Type |
Civil utility aircraft |
aerial photography and survey aircraft |
| Length (m) |
7.9248 |
7.9248 |
| Height (m) |
3.048 |
1.8288 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
3 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
225.3082 |
321.8688 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
214.0428 |
281.6352 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
83.6859 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
3657.6 |
6096 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
3.302 |
7.112 |
| Capacity Description |
3 passengers |
|
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
43 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Lycoming O-360-A1A air-cooled, four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, 134 kW (180 hp) each |
1 × Wright R-975E-1 Whirlwind 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 272 kW (365 hp) each |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Airedale |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrams_P-1_Explorer |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.9728 |
10.9728 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
17.1871 |
18.5806 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
6.9 |
6.58 |
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Lycoming O-360 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |