Thruxton Jackaroo

Jackaroo
General information
TypeCabin Tourer
ManufacturerJackaroo Aircraft Limited
Primary userWiltshire School of Flying
Number built19 conversions
History
First flight1957
Developed from
de Havilland Tiger Moth
A Jackaroo in 1980
Jackaroo cockpit

The Thruxton Jackaroo was a 1950s British four-seat cabin biplane converted from a de Havilland Tiger Moth by Jackaroo Aircraft Limited at Thruxton Aerodrome and Rollason Aircraft and Engines Limited at Croydon Airport.

History

The Thruxton Jackaroo was designed as a four-seat cabin general purpose biplane; the original tandem two-seat Tiger Moth fuselage was widened to allow side-by-side seating for 4 people. It was marketed as "the cheapest four-seat aircraft in the world". The first conversion first flew on 2 March 1957. Eighteen Tiger Moths were converted by Jackaroo Aircraft Limited between 1957 and 1959 and one aircraft was converted by Rollason's in 1960. The aircraft could be fitted with an optional crop-spraying gear. One converted aircraft was further modified as a single-seat agricultural aircraft, but with little interest in the variant the aircraft was converted back to a Mk. 1.

Variants

Jackaroo in 2003
Production cabin biplane with wooden canopy.
Single-seat agricultural variant with either a hopper or a 60-gallon tank in place of the two front seats, one conversion.
Production cabin biplane with metal canopy and provision for brakes.

Specifications

Data from De Havilland Aircraft since 1909

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jackson 1987, pp. 309-311
  2. 1 2 "Thruxton Jackaroo". Flight. 29 August 1958. p. 327.
  3. ↑ Bridgman 1958, p. 92.
  4. ↑ "Handling the Thruxton Jackaroo". Flight. 12 July 1957. p. 44.
  5. ↑ Jackson 1987, p. 311.