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-BICD 735
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
Private
Cromer - Northrepps (X3CX)
Graham Reeve - 11/08/2020
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G-ANLU 1780
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
Private
Unknown
Barry Friend collection - 01/01/1961
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Private
Old Warden (EGTH)
andrew goldsmith - 27/08/2022
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Private
Alcester - Ragley Hall
Derek Heley - 04/06/2022
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G-ALYD 824
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
Private
White Waltham (EGLM)
Peter Amos - 01/01/1955
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TW571 1924
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Army Air Corps
Redhill (EGKR)
Peter Amos - 01/01/1952
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Private
Old Warden (EGTH)
Oliver Holmes - 22/05/2021
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Private
Turweston (EGBT)
Nick Challoner - 19/06/2021
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G-BGKT AUS/137
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
Private
Hullavington (EGDV)
Derek Heley - 21/05/2005
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F-PAFL 1086
Auster AOP - Auster AOP5
Private
Toulouse - Francazal (LFBF)
John Sexton - 30/09/2018
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G-CEHR B5/10/149
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
Private
Wickenby (EGNW)
Graham Reeve - 13/06/2024
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XS238 AUS/R/10/74
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
Newark Air Museum
Winthorpe
Derek Heley - 08/08/2024
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G-BWKK B5/10/165
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
Private
North Weald (EGSX)
Allen Brookes - 24/06/1989
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