Lasco Lascoter
| Lascoter | |
|---|---|
| Role | monoplane airliner |
| Manufacturer | Larkin Aircraft Supply Company |
| Designer | W. S. Shackleton |
| First flight | 25 May 1929 |
| Introduction | 1929 |
| Retired | 1938 |
| Primary users | Australian Aerial Services New England Airways |
| Number built | 1 |
The Lasco Lascoter was a 1920s Australian 6-seat passenger and mail carrier aircraft built by the Larkin Aircraft Supply Company (Lasco) at Coode Island, Victoria. It was the first Australian-designed and built airliner to be granted a Certificate of Airworthiness.[1]
History
[edit]The Lascoter was a high-wing monoplane with a tubular steel structure, featuring a tailwheel undercarriage and a fully enclosed cabin for the passengers and the pilot.[2] It flew for the first time on 25 May 1929;[3] despite being damaged in a landing accident at Coode Island in May,[4] it received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 22 July 1929.[1] It was then put into service with Australian Aerial Services, an airline owned by Lasco, and used on an air mail route between Camooweal, Queensland and Daly Waters, Northern Territory.[5][6] The Lascoter was used by Australian Aerial Services and its successors until being withdrawn from use in 1938;[7] it was scrapped during World War II.[1]
Operators
[edit]- Australian Aerial Services
- New England Airways
Specifications
[edit]General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: five passengers
- Empty weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,500 lb (2,042 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Puma piston engine, 240 hp (179 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 112 mph (180 km/h, 97 kn)
- Stall speed: 45 mph (72 km/h, 39 kn)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lascoter history page. Retrieved: 16 December 2008
- ^ "AN AUSTRALIAN MONOPLANE FOR THE PRIVATE OWNER. The Larkin "Lascoter"", Flight magazine, 8 August 1929, p.855 (online archive version). Retrieved: 15 December 2008
- ^ History of Larkin Aircraft Supply Company. Retrieved: 16 December 2008
- ^ History of Australian Aerial Services. Retrieved: 16 December 2008
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN AERIAL SERVICES, LTD. COMPLETES ONE MILLION MILES", Flight magazine, 19 December 1930, p.1468 (online archive version). Retrieved: 15 December 2008
- ^ "Australian-Built Aircraft Approved", Flight magazine, 23 November 1933, p. 1176 (online archive version). Retrieved: 15 December 2008
- ^ Australian online historic aircraft register, VH-U__ block Archived 2 August 2012 at archive.today (The Lascoter was registered VH-UKT). Retrieved: 16 December 2008