Thruxton Jackaroo
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| Jackaroo | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Cabin Tourer |
| Manufacturer | Jackaroo Aircraft Limited |
| Primary user | Wiltshire School of Flying |
| Number built | 19 conversions |
| History | |
| First flight | 1957 |
| Developed from | de Havilland Tiger Moth |
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.
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.[1] It was marketed as "the cheapest four-seat aircraft in the world".[2] The first conversion first flew on 2 March 1957.[3] Eighteen Tiger Moths were converted by Jackaroo Aircraft Limited between 1957 and 1959 and one aircraft was converted by Rollason's in 1960.[1] The aircraft could be fitted with an optional crop-spraying gear.[4] 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.[1]
Variants
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- Jackaroo Mk 1
- Production cabin biplane with wooden canopy.[1]
- Jackaroo Mk 2
- Single-seat agricultural variant with either a hopper or a 60-gallon tank in place of the two front seats, one conversion.[1][2]
- Jackaroo Mk 3
- Production cabin biplane with metal canopy and provision for brakes.[1]
