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Old 18th Jun 2011, 11:29
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kaz3g
 
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Auster belly tank Downunder

58 litres in the belly and 62 in the main = 120 litres which doesn't keep mine going very far in this big country, Australia.

I have the only Auster Ajax built. It is designated a J5D and it was originally an AOP but later modified by Kingsford Smith and named the "Ajax". It has less than 1000 hours TT.

It has a Lycoming 0-325 160 hp, TAS is 100 knots and I plan 34 LPH.

My last good trip away was around Central Australia when I did 3500 miles in 8 days over some of the remotest areas you can imagine.

I notice some people tend to knock them but those who are really honest tend to admit they are a little more demanding than many other small TW aircraft and a good stepping stone into those big, hairy WW2 war birds that I, for one, dream about.

kaz
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