The company’s first product was the C.L.A. 7 Swift, a single-seat high-wing sporting aircraft, which was first flown in spring 1930 and built between 1930 and 1934 (one was owned by the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII).
Teething problems necessitated fitting early production Swifts with the Salmson A.D.9 radial, the prototype having flown with a 40 hp ABC Scorpion.
Production commenced in 1930, thirty-seven Swifts being built. The majority powered by the 75 hp Pobjoy R, but three were fitted with 120 hp DH Gipsy III.
Engine: Pobjoy R, 75 hp
Wingspan: 24 ft
Length: 17 ft 8.5 in
Height: 5 ft 3.5 in
Empty wight: 540 lb
Loaded weight: 985 lb
Max speed: 140 mph
Cruise: 120 mph
ROC: 1400 fpm
Service ceiling: 22,000 ft
Range: 600 mi
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