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1944
1944 - 0823.PDF
APRTT 20TH. 1044 FLIGHT 420 AUSTER IV good. This is what really matters in an aircraft which has to operate from small fields or short lengths of road, since it enables obstacles to be cleared. Externally the main difference between the Auster III and the Auster IV is, of course, in the nose. The flat- four engine requires a cowling of totally different shape /rom that used with the inverted in-line engine. It might „H)e expected that the rounded corners over the front cylinders would obstruct the view somewhat, but this does not appear to be the case. Aerodynamically the cowling itself is of fairly good shape, but the rather large, and nearly flat, area just behind the airscrew may be expected to detract somewhat from its efficiency, since it " blankets " a relatively large proportion of the airscrew diameter. Next to the nose shape, so far as external alterations are concerned, comes the Perspex cabin roof. This is a very fine moulding, almost entirely free from optical dis tortion, which still further improves the view upwards and When radio is carried in the Auster IV it is mounted in place of the front starboard seat. Note the armour plating. ARMOUR PLATE The three-seater Auster IV. The armour-plated back sea' pulls forward to give access to the third seat. rearwards, already very good in the Auster III. There is considerable truth in the story which Taylorcrafts tell of a delighted passenger who said that flying in the Auster TV Except for the new engine, the Perspex cabin root and the tail wheel, the Auster rcsemoics iOiis moQeis e-.tcr 1 ally •
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