Auster Mk V VP-FAC photographed after taking some Falkland Islands Dependency representatives for a local demonstration. The launch crew uses a rowing-boat tender to make fast the towline.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylorcraft Auster - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Auster V VP-FAC airborne. The single water rudder on the starboard float is retracted and the take-off flap is down.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylorcraft Auster - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Auster V VP-FAC being offloaded into the harbour, minus wings and tail surfaces. The handling line fixed to the propeller bolts is not a good idea. The lifting sling is an improvisation - the original intention was to use the special lifting eyes built into the wing attachment fittings.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylorcraft Auster - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Auster V VP-FAC landing with full flap and under full power. When arriving this way it was possible to ease the stick forward when contact was felt, and then adjust the power to keep the aircraft under way until slowed right down. A power-off landing resulted in a mass of spray and a complete and rapid stop.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylorcraft Auster - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Auster AOP.V TJ207, which became the Mk VI prototype, seen here at Rearsby with D. H. Queen Bee floats, fitted in 1944.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylorcraft Auster - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

Auster V VP-FAC with the beaching trollies removed. The heels of the floats had to be kept clear of the slipway until the launch was organised, whereupon the author could be “piggy-backed" on to the port float. The rope to the lifting handle was needed to prevent the Auster from swinging into wind.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Taylorcraft Auster - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1939

This photograph of Auster VI VF517 clearly shows the built-in water rudders and the rather shorter auxiliary or ventral fin, finishing in line with the sternpost. Civil versions built later had this fin extended well past the rudder hinges. The Gipsy III-powered prototype is seen on its beaching gear.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster AOP.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945

The author's first brush with the nautical. He fitted the float modification at the Saunders-Roe works at Cowes.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Auster AOP.6 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1945