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Chrislea Airguard

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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

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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]

Walter Mikron II and Chrislea L.C.1 Airguard (1938)

Operational history

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It was built in 1938, and registered G-AFIN[2] After a time in private ownership, it was withdrawn from use and stored until the 1970s.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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Jackson 1973, p. 289
  2. ^ Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Register G-AFIN Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Pither, 2009, p. 4
  4. ^ a b c d e f Riding 1988, p. 508

Bibliography

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  • 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.