The Cranwell CLA.4 was for the 1926 Lympne light aircraft trials, as two-seat inverted sesquiplanes, powered by a Pobjoy P. The first aircraft, G-EBPC was started as a CLA.4 but completed as a CLA.4A, powered by a Bristol Cherub III.
The first of two built, G-EBPC, was flown from Cranwell in 1927, and by Comper at the trials but was withdrawn with a damaged landing gear. It was broken up at Heston in 1933.
The second aircraft, G-EBPB, was destroyed in a crash on 4 March 1927.
A group of students, unsatisfied with their flying hours at the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Flying Club, purchased a set of plans to build a Cranwell CLA.4 in 1927. Alf Want assembled the aircraft in his house basement, but then moved it to Blatchford Field for flight trials. It is the third and last aircraft of its kind, and is the oldest surviving airplane originally built in Edmonton.
Cranwell CLA.4
Powerplant: 1 x Velie M-5, 41 kW)
Wingspan: 8.33 m
Length: 6.80 m
Maximum Speed: 105 km/h
Cruise Speed: 80 km/h
Range: 200 km
Crew: 1
Passengers: 1
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