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-BWKK B5/10/165
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
Private
North Weald (EGSX)
Allen Brookes - 24/06/1989
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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-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Private
Old Warden (EGTH)
Andrew Goldsmith - 20/05/2023
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C-FLWA 2599
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Private
Edenvale (CNV8)
George Trussell - 05/08/2006
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G-AXRR B5/10/178
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9
Private
Old Warden (EGTH)
Dave Welch - 25/07/1971
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G-BNGE 1925
Auster AOP - Auster AOP6
Private
Old Warden (EGTH)
Oliver Holmes - 29/06/2014
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G-AVHT B5/10/37
Auster AOP - Auster AOP9 Modified
Private
Popham (EGHP)
Peter Olding - 10/09/2006
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