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The Beagle A.113 Husky (originally, the Auster D.5) was a three-seat British light aircraft built in the 1960s, a development of the Auster Alpha. It first flew as an Auster design in January 1960, but that company was taken over by Beagle Aircraft in September. It was initially available with a 160 hp Lycoming O-320 engine and 133 examples (Auster D.5/160) were built by the ''Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronáutico'' in Portugal from 1961 onwards; and the Portuguese Air Museum preserves two of these; one in flying condition.〔(ex-OGMS: Aviões da FAP – Auster )〕〔(Auster Production List )〕 Subsequently, Beagle developed the D5/160 as the "Beagle D5/180 Husky" with a 180 hp Lycoming O-360 engine, the first being G-ASBV first flown in 1962. A small number were sold until production was discontinued in 1967. The designation "A.113" was only a design number and was not used in promotional material or in aircraft registrations with the Civil Aviation Authority where the term 'D5/180' was preferred. Additionally, the name Husky was only given to this version and not to the D5/160. ==Operators== ; *Burma Air Force ; *Portuguese Air Force ; *Royal Thai Police * *Thai Border Patrol Police - One aircraft only. ; *Royal Air Force – One Beagle Husky (''XW635'') was won by Sir Billy Butlin in a raffle and presented to the RAF's Air Training Corps in 1969. It flew with No. 5 Air Experience Flight, flying air cadets from Cambridge Airport until it was retired in 1989 and sold to a civilian user.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.airliners.net/search/linkhere.php?id=1100771 )〕 *Airviews Ltd - ''G-ASNC'' - aircraft fitted for banner towing and deep window for aerial photography *Dorset Gliding Club〔http://www.dorsetglidingclub.co.uk/〕 – Bovington, Dorset, UK. Beagle Husky ''G-ATMH'' is used as a glider tug. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beagle Husky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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