Beagle Airedale

Infobox Aircraft
name=A.109 Airedale


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type=Civil utility aircraft
manufacturer=Beagle Aircraft
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first flight=16 April 1961
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number built=43
developed from=Auster C.4 Atlantic
variants with their own articles=The Beagle A.109 Airedale was a British light civil aircraft developed in the 1960s. It was a four-seat, high-wing braced monoplane with fixed, tricycle undercarriage. It was based on the Auster C.4 Atlantic design that flown in prototype form shortly before Beagle bought the Auster company. The performance of the Airedale was decidedly lacklustre, largely due to its comparatively high structural weight, and it was unable to compete in the market with its US competitors.Fact|date=July 2007

A single Airedale, the prototype (registration "G-ARKE") was refitted with a Rolls-Royce-built Continental GO-300 so that it could be part of the SBAC Display at Farnborough, as the standard Airedale was not eligible on account of its US-built engine. This model was designated A.111.

pecifications (A.109)

aircraft specifications
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jet or prop?=prop
ref=British Aircraft Directory [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=817 Britishaircraft.co.uk accessed 19 July 2007]
crew=1
capacity=3 passengers
payload main=
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length main= 26 ft 4 in
length alt=8.03 m
span main=36 ft 4 in
span alt=11.07 m
height main=10 ft
height alt=3.05 m
area main= 185 sq.ft
area alt= 17.2 m²
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empty weight main= 1,630 lb
empty weight alt= 739 kg
loaded weight main= 2,650 lb
loaded weight alt= 1,202 kg
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engine (prop)=Lycoming O-360-A1A
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number of props=1
power main= 180 hp
power alt=134 kW
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max speed main= 140 mph
max speed alt= 230 km/h
cruise speed main= 108 kts
cruise speed alt= 200 km/h
stall speed main=
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never exceed speed main= 155 kts
never exceed speed alt=
range main= 940 miles
range alt= 8000 ft
ceiling main= 14,000 ftFact|date=July 2007
ceiling alt= 4,540 m
climb rate main= 650 ft/min initial
climb rate alt= 3.3 m/s
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References

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External links

*http://kiwiaircraftimages.com/airedale.html

ee also

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* Cessna 172
* Cessna 175
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* Beagle: A.61 - A.109 - A.111 - A.113 - B.121 - B.125 - B.206
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