| Manufacturer |
Auster Aircraft |
Albatros Flugzeugwerke |
| Description |
The Beagle A.109 Airedale is a British light civil aircraft developed in the 1960s. |
The Albatros B.III, (post-war company designation L.5), was a German World War I reconnaissance biplane, built by Albatros Flugzeugwerke as the Albatros LDD. |
| ICAO Code |
AIRD |
|
| First Flight |
1961-04-16 |
|
| Designer |
Auster Aircraft |
Ernst Heinkel |
| Type |
Civil utility aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
7.9248 |
7.8 |
| Height (m) |
3.048 |
3.15 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
3 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
225.3082 |
120 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
214.0428 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
83.6859 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
3657.6 |
3000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
3.302 |
|
| Armament |
|
None |
| Capacity Description |
3 passengers |
|
| Endurance (h) |
|
4 |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
Germany |
| Number Built |
43 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Lycoming O-360-A1A air-cooled, four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, 134 kW (180 hp) each |
1 × Mercedes D.II inline piston or 1 Daimler D I, 90 kW (121 hp) each |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Airedale |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatros_B.III |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.9728 |
11 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
17.1871 |
40.12 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
6.9 |
|
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Lycoming O-360 |
Mercedes D.II |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |