Allied Aviation XLRA
LRA | |
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XLRA-1 | |
Role | Transport flying boat glider |
Manufacturer | Allied Aviation |
First flight | 1943 |
Primary user | U.S. Navy |
Number built | 2 |
The Allied Aviation XLRA was a prototype flying-boat transport glider built for the US Navy during World War II. It was a low-wing wooden monoplane that could carry ten troops. Two prototypes were constructed, but orders for 100 production examples were cancelled when the Navy decided to opt for powered transport aircraft instead. The designation LR2A was assigned to a refined version of the design, but this was never produced.
Specifications (XLRA-1)[]
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots
- Capacity: 10 troops
- Length: 40 ft 0 in (12.2 m)
- Wingspan: 72 ft 0 in (22.0 m)
- Height: 12 ft 3 in (3.7 m)
See also[]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Bristol XLRQ
- Waco LRW
Related lists
References[]
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 56.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Allied Aviation aircraft
- 1940s United States military transport aircraft
- Flying boats
- 1940s United States military gliders
- Low-wing aircraft
- Cancelled military aircraft projects of the United States
- Aircraft first flown in 1943
- 1940s aircraft stubs