Auster AOP.9
Posted: 08 Apr 2006, 19:50
Hello,
This is my first ever post. I suppose by now everyone has seen Mr.Ito's latest 'replica' the Auster AOP.9 and from what I can gather from reading posts on other sites, people are having a few problems with her (myself included).
I'm afraid the 9 is all down to my doing. Knowing that the gentleman built a number of British aeroplanes, I asked if he would be interested in building a 9 as currently I'm very lucky to be able to fly 4 examples.
Visually the aeroplane is correct, he has done a very good job from the photos that I supplied and all in such a short space of time too. Two and a half weeks from start to finish. The panel is a photo of G-BDFH which is XR240 and is a very good rendition of the real thing, ie replacing the real instruments with the flightsim version. As to the flightmodel, I think we must appreciate that Mr.Ito's English is not that good, but far better than our Japanese. From the emails that I received from him as the project unfolded, I can gather that the technical and history details have been lifted from another source.
After receiving the first prototype and finding that it didnt fly anything like the real thing, I sent him full details of the handling qualities (if you could call them that) of the 9, and although I tried to put it into very simple English, the air file I'm afraid is as we have it today. Hopefully someone will be able to change it to a more accurate model.
This afternoon, I flew in XR241 (the yellow one) on a CAA Test Flight for a permit renewal and made some notes besides recording the actual figures. Climb Rate from a fixed start postion at 1500' was about 800-900 feet a minute, maximum level flight at 4500' was wait for it 89mph and the VNE dive took us up to an incredible 120mph. The gauge goes up to 140mph, but the aeroplane would never get there. As to stalling speeds, the 9 stalls at 42mph clean, 37 with take off flap and 35 with full flap. But I must stress not all 9s are the same. XR240 also tested this afternoon came out a little worse in all aspects. Take off is at about 47mph and landing well 45mph. Roll out this afternoon with 10knts from left to right was about 100yds.
Hope this all helps and hopefully the little problem can be rectified. I asked him for his address and now having obtained that will send him a present as a thankyou.
Happy Landings,
Martin
This is my first ever post. I suppose by now everyone has seen Mr.Ito's latest 'replica' the Auster AOP.9 and from what I can gather from reading posts on other sites, people are having a few problems with her (myself included).
I'm afraid the 9 is all down to my doing. Knowing that the gentleman built a number of British aeroplanes, I asked if he would be interested in building a 9 as currently I'm very lucky to be able to fly 4 examples.
Visually the aeroplane is correct, he has done a very good job from the photos that I supplied and all in such a short space of time too. Two and a half weeks from start to finish. The panel is a photo of G-BDFH which is XR240 and is a very good rendition of the real thing, ie replacing the real instruments with the flightsim version. As to the flightmodel, I think we must appreciate that Mr.Ito's English is not that good, but far better than our Japanese. From the emails that I received from him as the project unfolded, I can gather that the technical and history details have been lifted from another source.
After receiving the first prototype and finding that it didnt fly anything like the real thing, I sent him full details of the handling qualities (if you could call them that) of the 9, and although I tried to put it into very simple English, the air file I'm afraid is as we have it today. Hopefully someone will be able to change it to a more accurate model.
This afternoon, I flew in XR241 (the yellow one) on a CAA Test Flight for a permit renewal and made some notes besides recording the actual figures. Climb Rate from a fixed start postion at 1500' was about 800-900 feet a minute, maximum level flight at 4500' was wait for it 89mph and the VNE dive took us up to an incredible 120mph. The gauge goes up to 140mph, but the aeroplane would never get there. As to stalling speeds, the 9 stalls at 42mph clean, 37 with take off flap and 35 with full flap. But I must stress not all 9s are the same. XR240 also tested this afternoon came out a little worse in all aspects. Take off is at about 47mph and landing well 45mph. Roll out this afternoon with 10knts from left to right was about 100yds.
Hope this all helps and hopefully the little problem can be rectified. I asked him for his address and now having obtained that will send him a present as a thankyou.
Happy Landings,
Martin
), and about 5 minutes worth of patience! Therefore I'm happy when any new model comes out. It's always good for freeware developers though when people like yourself and moderator Tonks are able to give advice on the operation of the "realware" version... 
, years ago, but not quite the same. 
