Cross wind landings with a difference

[kaz3g]

https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1949/1949%20-%200430.PDF

 

This historical account of the Goodyear conversion for Austers is a salute to the ingenuity in aviation that came out of WWII.

 

Kaz

 

 

[Happyflyer]

130 pounds for this system must have been a awful lot of money in those days. Too much for this to catch on I'm guessing.

 

 

[kaz3g]

Austers had a number of different modifications to landing gear, including skis and floats so they could be used to map Antarctica. Some of these mods were trialled at Point Cook.

 

http://austerhg.org/auster_mags/Auster%20News%20Volume%204%20No%2010.pdf

 

Kaz

 

 

[Guernsey]

There's just something about an Auster. I believe they will still be flying in 100 years time.

 

Alan.

 

I learned to fly in this one. (J1N)

 

 

[facthunter]

Probably the most common type. They could be rebuilt as required but it's not hard to spent over $80K, even without doing an engine, They sometimes have a belly tank. As far as I know every Auster I flew is still flying, so that says something, although one was put on it's nose about 6 years ago, at Lethbridge. Nev