Luton Major Aircraft

Major, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Luton Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

12 March 1939

L.A.5 Major:

1 - Luton Aircraft Ltd

L.A.5A Major:

12 - Registered Homebuild Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

Luton L.A.5 Major

Type:

Two seat cabin monoplane

Wing:

High wing, braced monoplane of spruce, ply and fabric construction. Wing is untapered and has no dihedral

Fuselage:

Box section fuselage with faired top deck of wooden structure

Tail Unit:

Divided type elevator and tailplane. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Divided type undercarriage attached by faired legs to fuselage lower longeron

Power Plant:

One 62 hp Walter Mikron II engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem seating for two in enclosed cabin under wing

Span:

35 ft 2 in

Length:

23 ft 9 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

Unknown

Tare:

600 lb

All-up:

1,100 lb

Max Speed:

105 mph

Preserved in British Museums

Major:

G-APUG - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Restoration G-ARAD - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Display

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