Auster AOP9

Blue2 just got a chance to take some happy snaps (about 40)of our one while we were cleaning out 20 years of accumulated junk in our hangar.Pm me if your interested still mate.Cheers

I’m one of the Eggesford flyers where we have 4 airworthy Mark 9s, including XN441 seen above, WZ662 which is the prototype, XR240 and then the London to Australia 1969 Racing XR241.

I recently got a Japanese gentleman to build one for FS2004 and in the process took about 200 photos of our 4 flyers. So can easily pop them on a CD and send them off in the post, if interested.

Best wishes,

Martin

Got one pulled apart in one of our Hangars at the moment,well the cowlings are off anyway.Can get pics of it next Sunday if you can wait.

It would be worth getting in touch with the Army Air Corps Museum at Middle Wallop. ( http://www.flying-museum.org.uk/?page=8 ) I believe that the Pilot’s Notes for the AOP 9 were available, and may be around if you search.

HTH

Thank you – that gives me some idea

Here’s XN441 at Leicester today, hope it’s alright, only managed to get the one pic

We wont expect you till Sunday then 😉

Asuter AOP9

Thanks very much I would have appreciated your offer – only I lve in New Zealand!! 🙂

If you drop in to Leicester this weekend you’ll find an Auster gathering that includes some AOP9s – I’m sure fellow members of the club will allow you to take some cockpit shots and measurements. Here’s a shot I took yesterday afternoon – had I known I would have taken some internal ones for you!