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The Lasco Lascoter was a 1920s Australian 6-seat passenger and mail carrier aircraft built by the Larkin Aircraft Supply Company (Lasco) at Coode Island, Victoria. It was the first Australian-designed and built airliner to be granted a Certificate of Airworthiness.[1]

Lascoter
Role	monoplane airliner Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Larkin Aircraft Supply Company
Designer	W. S. Shackleton
First flight	25 May 1929
Introduction	1929
Retired	1938
Primary users	Australian Aerial Services New England Airways
Number built	1

History

The Lascoter was a high-wing monoplane with a tubular steel structure, featuring a tailwheel undercarriage and a fully enclosed cabin for the passengers and the pilot.[2] It flew for the first time on 25 May 1929;[3] despite being damaged in a landing accident at Coode Island in May,[4] it received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 22 July 1929.[1] It was then put into service with Australian Aerial Services, an airline owned by Lasco, and used on an air mail route between Camooweal, Queensland and Daly Waters, Northern Territory.[5][6] The Lascoter was used by Australian Aerial Services and its successors until being withdrawn from use in 1938;[7] it was scrapped during World War II.[1]

Operators

• Australian Aerial Services
• New England Airways

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: five passengers
• Empty weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 4,500 lb (2,042 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Puma piston engine, 240 hp (179 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 112 mph (180 km/h, 97 kn)
• Stall speed: 45 mph (72 km/h, 39 kn)

References

External links

• Flight magazine image of the Lascoter
• Images of the Lascoter

На других языках

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[de] Lasco Lascoter

Die Lasco Lascoter war ein Verkehrsflugzeug des australischen Herstellers Larkin Aircraft Supply Company.

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- [en] Lasco Lascoter

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[it] Lasco Lascoter

Il Lasco Lascoter era un monomotore di linea ad ala alta realizzato in un unico esemplare dall'azienda australiana Larkin Aircraft Supply Company (Lasco) nei tardi anni venti.

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