With import restrictions on American engines it was decided to fit a 90 hp Cirrus Minor I to an J/2 Arrow airframe. This version, which also flew in 1946, went on to become the J/4 Archer. The fuselage and wings of both types are identical. Accommodation is for two side-by-side.
Only 26 of the two-seat Archers were built.
Versions not produced were:
J/4S – Model J/4 fitted with a 100 h.p. Blackburn Cirrus Minor 2A powerplant.
J/4T Archer Special – Model J/4 fitted with a 90 h.p. Cirrus Minor 2A powerplant and an experimental tricycle undercarriage.
J/4 Archer Special – Model J/4T reverted to standard tailwheel undercarriage.
J4-100 – Model J/4 fitted with a 100 h.p. Continental 0-200 powerplant.
Engine: Blackburn Cirrus Minor 1
Wing span: 36 ft
Wing area: 185 sq.ft
Length: 22 ft 5.75 ft
Height: 6 ft 6 in
Empty weight: 955 lb
Loaded weight: 1600 lb
Max speed: 108 mph
Cruise: 92 mph
ROC: 746 fpm
Range: 317 mi
All Aero 