Luton Major

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name = L.A.5 Major
type = Two-seat cabin monoplane
manufacturer = Homebuilt


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designer = C.H. Latimer-Needham
first flight = 1939
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variants with their own articles = The Luton L.A.5 Major was a 1930s British single-seat high-wing cabin monoplane. Prototype built by the Luton Aircraft Limited in 1939.

History

The Major was small two-seat aircraft powered by a 62hp Walter Mikron II engine. The Major was designed by C.H. Latimer-Needham and built by Luton Aircraft at the Phoenix Works, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire in 1929. The prototype registered G-AFMU, designated the L.A.5 Major, first flew on 12 March 1939. The Phoenix Works burnt down during 1943 destroying the prototype and causing the Luton Aircraft company to close. The Phoenix Aircraft Limited (formed by the designer C.H. Latimer-Needham and A.W.J.G. Ord-Hume) took over the design rights for the Luton Major. Latimer-Needham updated the design for enable it to be built as a homebuilt. The redesigned aircraft was designated the L.A.5A. The design and subsequently the aircraft has been built as a homebuilt aircraft.

Variants

;L.A.5 Major:Prototype, one built.;L.A.5A Major:Updated homebuilt version, all homebuilt.

pecifications (L.A.5A)

aircraft specification

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crew=1
length main= 23 ft 9 in
length alt= 7.24 m
span main= 35 ft 2 in
span alt= 10.72 m
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empty weight main= 600 lb
empty weight alt= 270 kg
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max takeoff weight main= 1,100 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 500 kg
engine (prop)=Walter Mikron II
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number of props=1
power main= 62hp
power alt= 46 kW
max speed main= 91 knots
max speed alt= 105 mph, 169 km/h
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References

*cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0 370 10014 X

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Luton Buzzard • L.A.2 • L.A.3 Minor • L.A.4 Minor • L.A.5 Major

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