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Comper Swift - Shuttleworth Season Premiere Airshow 2021

The Shuttleworth Collection's Comper C.L.A.7 Swift, G-ACTF, displaying at Old Warden Airfield during the Season Premiere Airshow 2021. The aeroplane was built in 1932 and registered in India as VT-ADO, before shipment to the Assam province on behalf of the owner, Alban Ali, who christened it ‘Scarlet Angel’. In 1933, Ali planned to fly from Calcutta to Heston but, while en route to England, he entered the Viceroy’s air race at Delhi where the other competitors included Richard Shuttleworth (then a director of the Comper Aircraft Company). Ali flew the 700 mile course at an average speed of 124 mph to become the second fastest on the day. He then continued his flight to England but was forced to abandon the attempt at Abu Sueir in Egypt with engine failure. Consequently the aircraft was eventually brought by ship to England where it was purchased by George Errington and rebuilt with its current registration, G-ACTF. The aircraft passed through a number of owners before its acquisition by the Shuttleworth Collection in 1996, where it underwent extensive restoration and was repainted in its 1933 colour scheme. The aircraft is powered by a Pobjoy Niagara II engine. The Pobjoy Niagara is a British seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial, aero-engine first produced in 1934. The design ran at higher speeds than conventional engines, and used reduction gearing to lower the speed of the propeller. This led to a noticeable off-centre mounting for the propeller. The Niagara was a popular engine for light and experimental aircraft, well regarded due to its small diameter, smooth operation, low noise and innovative engineering. Niagara II - Bore/stroke 77 x 87 mm (3.03x3.43 in), swept volume 2,835 cc (173 cu in). Compression 6.0:1, gearing 0.39:1. Normal continuous power 84 hp (63 kW) at 3,200 rpm at sea level. In March 1929 Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Comper left the Royal Air Force and formed the Comper Aircraft Company to build an aircraft he had designed, the Comper Swift. He had previously designed and flown three aircraft for the Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club: the C.L.A.2, C.L.A.3 and C.L.A.4. The prototype Swift (registered G-AARX) first flew at Hooton Park in January 1930. The aircraft was a small single-seat, braced high-wing monoplane constructed of fabric-covered spruce wood frames. The first Swift was powered by a 40 hp (30 kW) ABC Scorpion piston engine. After successful tests, seven more aircraft were built in 1930, powered by a 50 hp Salmson A.D.9 radial engine. Trials with Pobjoy P radial engine for use in air racing resulted in all the subsequent aircraft being powered by the Pobjoy R. The last three factory-built aircraft (sometimes called the Gipsy Swift) were fitted with de Havilland Gipsy engines – two with 120 hp (89 kW) Gipsy Major III, and one with a 130 hp (97 kW) Gipsy Major. One of the Gipsy Swifts, owned by the then-Prince of Wales and future King Edward VIII, won second place in the 1932 King's Cup Race while being flown by his personal pilot. Postwar, surviving Swifts continued to compete successfully in UK air races into the mid-1950s. General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 17 ft 8.5 in (5.398 m) Wingspan: 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) Height: 5 ft 3.5 in (1.613 m) Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 m2) Empty weight: 540 lb (245 kg) Gross weight: 985 lb (447 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Pobjoy R 7-cylinder air-cooled geared radial piston engine, 75 hp (56 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller Performance Maximum speed: 140 mph (230 km/h, 120 kn) Range: 380 mi (610 km, 330 nmi) Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m) Video and Audio content is Copyright © High Flight This video and audio material may not be reproduced in any form (except as the videos Youtube embedded video option on any other website), without written permission.