GENERAL AIRCRAFT G.A.L.
45 OWLET - The General
Aircraft Owlet G.A.L. 45 was a two-seat open cockpit trainer developed
from the Cygnet, powered by a 150 hp Cirrus Major 1 and first flown as
G-AGBK on September 5, 1940. After impressment in July 1941 as DP240 the
sin-gle prototype; was used by No 23 Squadron, No 51 OTU and No 605 Sqn
to train pilots in tricycle undercarriage techniques, until written-off
on August 30, 1942.
Cruising speed, 110
mph (177 km/h). Gross weight, 2,300 Ib (1,044 kg). Span, 32 ft 5 in (9.88
m). Length, 24ft 7 in (7.49 m).
