The Auster AOP.9 was designed as a successor to the Auster AOP.6. Like its predecessor, it was a braced high-wing single engined monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Although having the same general appearance, the AOP.9 was a new design, with larger wing area and a more powerful engine.
The wing and tail were metal-skinned, but the fuselage and ailerons were fabric-covered. The fin and rudder assembly were more angular in the new aircraft with a noticeable dorsal fillet.
A combination of the more powerful 180 hp (134 kW) Blackburn Cirrus Bombardier engine, larger wings and large flaps gave it an improved take-off and landing performance compared with the AOP.6. It could operate from ploughed fields and muddy surfaces using low pressure tyres and strengthened undercarriage.
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G-BURR B5/10/32
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
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Sywell (EGBK)
Derek Heley - 01/09/2017
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G-BURR B5/10/32
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
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Sywell (EGBK)
Derek Heley - 01/09/2017
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G-BXON AUS/10/60
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
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Spanhoe (X3SE)
Mick Bajcar - 27/08/2016
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G-AKSZ 1503
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
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Manchester - Barton (EGCB)
Peter Clarke - 10/09/2013
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G-AJGJ 1147
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
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AAC Middle Wallop (EGVP)
Roger Richards - 05/09/1993
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G-ANRP 1789
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
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Breighton (EGBR)
Grahame Wills - 16/07/2017
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
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East Kirkby, Lincs (X4EK)
Grahame Wills - 05/08/2017
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G-AKOW 1579
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
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Popham (EGHP)
Barry Friend collection - 01/01/1979
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G-BJXR B5/10/184
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
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Fenland (EGCL)
Oliver Holmes - 13/04/2019
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
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Old Warden (EGTH)
andrew goldsmith - 02/07/2017
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