Lockspeiser LDA-01

Length
6.86 m
Flat Wing Span
3.96 m
Height
3.12 m
Flat Wing Area
10.11 m²
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio
7
Cruise Speed
170 km/h
Number of Engines
1
First Flight
1971-08-24
Number Built
1
Maximum Take-Off Weight
0.771 t (paragliders: kg)
Total Fuel Capacity
138
Maximum Range
260 km

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Aircraft Weight Variants

Aircraft Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) Total Fuel Capacity Maximum Range (km)
Lockspeiser LDA-01 0.771 138 260

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All data (20 fields)
Name
Lockspeiser LDA-01
Manufacturer
Lockspeiser Aircraft Ltd.
Description
The Lockspeiser LDA-01 ("Land Development Aircraft") was a British seven-tenths scale research and development tandem wing aircraft, which was designed and built by test pilot and engineer David Lockspeiser to prove a concept for a low-cost utility transport.
First Flight
1971-08-24
Designer
David Lockspeiser
Type
Experimental utility transport
Length (m)
6.86
Height (m)
3.12
Cockpit Crew
1
Cruise Speed (km/h)
170
Min Speed (km/h)
78
National Origin
United Kingdom
Number Built
1
Powerplant Description
1 × Lycoming O-320-D1A 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 119 kW (160 hp) each
Status
Destroyed
Wikipedia Article (URL)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockspeiser_LDA-01
Flat Wing Span (m)
3.96
Flat Wing Area (m²)
10.11
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio
7
Number of Engines
1