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-BJXR B5/10/184
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
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Breighton (EGBR)
Dave Marshall - 12/05/2019
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
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Turweston (EGBT)
Oliver Holmes - 28/10/2018
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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-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
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Old Warden (EGTH)
andrew goldsmith - 02/07/2017
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VH-DAJ 373
Auster AOP - Auster AOP3
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Ballarat (YBLT)
Dave Welch Collection - 08/09/1966
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TW574 1942
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Royal Air Force
Lympne (EGMK)
Jonathan Smith - 01/01/1955
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
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Duxford (QFO / EGSU)
Tom Cole - 28/09/2011
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G-CEHR B5/10/149
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
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Turweston (EGBT)
Nick Challoner - 19/06/2021
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G-CEHR B5/10/149
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
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Turweston (EGBT)
Peter Davis - 09/04/2022
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