The Austin Kestrel was a British two-seat biplane designed and built by the Austin Motor Company to enter a 1920 Air Ministry competition for small aeroplanes. It was a conventional biplane with an open cockpit and side-by-side seats, registered G-EATR and powered by a 160 hp Beardmore engine, and it came third in its class. Only one was ever built. Austin then decided to concentrate on motor car production, and the aircraft was sold in 1924 without being flown again. Together with the Whippet and the wartime Greyhound and Osprey, it shows how briefly the Longbridge car maker designed aircraft of its own after the First World War.
Facts
Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineBeardmore 160 hp engine 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Austin Kestrel (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Austin Kestrel (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Austin Kestrel (Wikipedia)
Design and development
Designed to enter a 1920 Air Ministry competition
Design and development, status
The company decided to concentrate on motor car production
Lead
The Austin Kestrel was a British two-seat biplane
Specifications
Powerplant: 1 × Beardmore 160 hp , 160 hp (119 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 1,966 lb (892 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 2,740 lb (1,243 kg)
Specifications, performance
Maximum speed: 110 mph (176 km/h, 96 kn)
Lead, units built
Only one aircraft was built.
Lead, manufacturer
designed and built by the Austin Motor Company
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