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Taylorcraft Auster Model E
The Taylorcraft Auster was a British military liaison and observation aircraft produced by the Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Limited company during the Second World War. Design and development The Auster was a twice-removed development of an American Taylorcraft design of civilian aircraft, the Model A. The Model A had to be redesigned in Britain to meet more stringent Civil Aviation standards and was named the Taylorcraft Plus C.Mondey 1994, p. 71.March 2000, p. 225. After the start of the Second World War, the company developed the model further as an air observation post (AOP)—flown by officers of the Royal Artillery and used for directing artillery-fire of the artillery. The Plus C was re-engined with the Blackburn Cirrus Minor I engine and was re-named the Taylorcraft Plus D. Most of the civil Plus Cs and Ds were pressed into Royal Air Force service; the Plus Cs were re-engined with the Cirrus Minor I and re-named Plus C2. Pre-war tests identified the Taylorc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liaison Aircraft
A liaison aircraft (also called an army cooperation aircraft) is a small, usually unarmed aircraft primarily used by military forces for artillery observation or transporting commanders and messages. Operation The concept developed before World War II and included also battlefield surveillance aircraft, reconnaissance, air ambulance, column control, light cargo delivery and similar duties. Able to operate from small, unimproved fields under primitive conditions, with STOL capabilities, most liaison aircraft were developed from, or were later used as general aviation aircraft. Both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters can perform liaison duties. Use by country Argentina (Fuerza Aérea Argentina) * Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Piper Chincul PA-28 Dakota * Piper PA-34 Seneca, Piper Chincul PA-34 Seneca * Cessna C-182 * Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft TC-12B Huron Bulgaria * Kaproni Bulgarski KB-11 Fazan Germany Nazi period: * Fieseler Fi 156 ''Storch'' * Messerschmitt Bf 108 ''Taifun'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
