Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club CLA.3

Cranwell C.L.A.3 monoplane, 25 h.p. Bristol “Cherub” III

The Cranwell CLA.3 was designed to compete in the 1925 Lympne light aircraft trials, a high-wing braced monoplane powered by a Bristol Cherub engine.

July 1925 saw the first flight of the CLA.3, registered G-EBMC.

It won the International Speed Race at Lympne when it achieved 86.92 mph. It was re-engined in 1926 with a Bristol Cherub III.

The CLA.3 was scrapped in 1929.

Engine: Bristol Cherub
Wingspan: 21.00 ft
Length: 18.06 ft

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