Aircraft Type: Luton LA.4A Minor PFA Number: 832
Built: 1971, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom by Lionel Plant
Currently based: Barton Aerodrome, Eccles, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Engine: Continental A65-8 65 h.p. flat four air-cooled engine.
Propellor: Chris Lodge 66 x 49 ins pattern 134
Fuel: Avgas 100 capacity 6 Imperial Gallons
Max All Up Weight: 750 lbs or 340 kgs
Speeds
Vso Stall (power off): 28 knots
Vx Best angle of climb: 50 knots
Vy Best rate of climb: 50 knots
Approach speed: 50 knots, reducing to 40 knots "over the hedge"
Normal Cruise: 60-65 knots (2,100 rpm)
Vno Maximum Cruise 70 knots (2,200 rpm)
Vne Never Exceed Speed: 90 knots
Endurance
2 hours @ 60 knots cruise no reserve (i.e. 3 Imp Gals per hour)
In practice, 1 hour 40 mins plus 20 mins reserve
Instruments & Controls
Airspeed Indicator Altimeter
Magnetic Compass Turn & Slip Indicator
Oil Temperature Gauge Oil Pressure Gauge
Bracket for handheld (ICOM) transceiver - optional
Stick & Rudder (no trim controls apart from static elevator trim tab)
Throttle (no mixture) Carburettor Heat
Fuel Primer Heel Brakes (No parking brake)