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

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.

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

Operational history

It was built in 1938, and registered G-AFIN After a time in private ownership, it was withdrawn from use and stored until the 1970s.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

Specifications

Data from Jackson, 1973, p. 289

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)
• Wing area: 157 sq ft (14.6 m²)
• 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)
• Range: 375 mi (604 km, 326 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 17,000 ft (5,200 m) (absolute)
• Rate of climb: 550 ft/min (2.8 m/s)

References

Bibliography

• 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.