Chrislea Airguard
| Airguard | |
|---|---|
| |
| Chrislea Airguard (G-AFIN), Heston 1939 | |
| 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
[edit]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, powered by a 62 hp Walter Mikron II inline piston engine.[1]
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Operational history
[edit]It was built in 1938, and registered G-AFIN[2] After a time in private ownership, it was withdrawn from use and stored until the 1970s.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.[3]
Specifications
[edit]Data from Jackson, 1973, p. 289[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [4]
- Wing area: 157 sq ft (14.6 m2) [4]
- Empty weight: 812 lb (368 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,300 lb (590 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Walter Mikron II , 62 hp (46 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 118 mph (190 km/h, 103 kn)
- Cruise speed: 104 mph (167 km/h, 90 kn)
- Stall speed: 48 mph (77 km/h, 42 kn) (flaps down)[4]
- Range: 375 mi (604 km, 326 nmi) [4]
- Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,200 m) (absolute)[4]
- Rate of climb: 550 ft/min (2.8 m/s) [4]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. p. 382. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.
- Pither, Tony, ed. (2009). Civil Aviation Register of the United Kingdom. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85130-415-1.
- Riding, Richard (August 1988). "Chrislea Airguard: Britiah pre-war lightplanes No 2". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 16, no. 8. pp. 506–508.