Lockspeiser LDA-01
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| Land Development Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Type | experimental utility transport |
| Manufacturer | Lockspesier |
| Designed by | David Lockspeiser |
| Maiden flight | 1971 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Lockspeiser LDA-01 (Land Development Aircraft) was a British seven-tenths scale research and development aircraft, which was designed and built by David Lockspesier to prove a concept for a low-cost utility transport.
The LDA-01 was a single-seat canard monoplane, fabric covered with metal construction. It had a canard foreplane which was the same size as each mainplane. The wing was mounted at the rear-end of the box structure fuselage which was fitted with a four wheeled landing gear. It was designed to be fitted with a detachable payload container to allow easy conversion between roles, and was powered by a rear-mounted pusher engine. The LDA-01 G-AVOR first flew on 24 August 1971 at Wisley in Surrey, under the power of a 85 hp (63 kW) Continental C85 piston engine, but was later refitted with a more powerful Lycoming O-320 engine. The aircraft (which by this time had been re-registered G-UTIL) was cancelled from the aircraft register as destroyed in 1987.[1] [2]
[edit] Specifications
Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919 [3] Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77 [4]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
- Wingspan: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
- Height: 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
- Wing area: 112.6 ft² (10.46 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,236 lb (561 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,617 lb (733 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320, 160 hp (119 kW)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 106 mph (170 km/h)
- Range: 299 miles (481 km)
[edit] References
- ^ GINFO Search Results, G-AVOR. CAA. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ GINFO Search Results, G-UTIL. CAA. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ Jackson 1974, p.259
- ^ Taylor 1976, p.190
- Jackson, A.J.British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3, 1974, Putnam, London, ISBN 0 370 10014 X, Page 259
- Taylor, John W.R, (ed). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1976-77. London: Macdonald and Jane's. 1976. Page 190. ISBN 0354 00538 3.
[edit] External links
1000aircraftphotos.com - Photos of LDA-01
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