- Chrislea Airguard
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Airguard Role Cabin monoplane National origin United Kingdom Manufacturer Chrislea Aircraft Limited Designer R.C. Christophorides and B V Leak First flight 1938 Number built 1 The Chrislea L.C.1 Airguard is a 1930s British two-seat cabin monoplane, designed by R.C. Christophorides and B V Leak and built by Chrislea Aircraft Limited at Heston Aerodrome.
Development
The Airguard was designed as a training aircraft for the Civil Air Guard, it was a two-seat (side-by-side) low-wing cantilever monoplane. Registered G-AFIN[1] it was powered by a 62 hp Walter Mikron 2 inline piston engine it was built in 1938. After a time in private ownership it was withdrawn from use and stored until the 1970s. It was re-built with a new fuselage, but it remains in private storage (2006), not having flown since World War II.[2]
Specifications
Data from [3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 9 in (10.9 m)
- Empty weight: 812 lb (368 kg)
- Gross weight: 1300 lb (590 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron 2, 62 hp (46 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 118 mph (189 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 104 mph (167 km/h)
References
Notes
- ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register G-AFIN
- ^ Pither, 2009, p. 4
- ^ Jackson 1973, p 289
Bibliography
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