Chrislea Airguard

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Airguard
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Chrislea Airguard (G-AFIN), Heston 1939
General information
TypeCabin monoplane
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Chrislea Aircraft Limited
Designer
R.C. Christophorides and B V Leak
Number built1
History
First flight1938

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.

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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, powered by a 62 hp Walter Mikron II inline piston engine. [1]

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

Operational history

It was built in 1938, and registered G-AFIN [2] After a time in private ownership, it was withdrawn from use and stored until the 1970s.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

Data fromJackson, 1973, p. 289 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Riding 1988, p. 508

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