Luton LA3 Buzzard II (oz9425)
About this Plan
Luton Buzzard. Radio control stand-off scale model, for .10 - .15 power.
Quote: "Luton Aircraft Limited is no doubt best known to modelers for the LA-4 Minor. This company, however, produced several very successful light aircraft beginning with the LA-1 Buzzard which first flew in 1936. Production ended with the LA-6 Sports Major in 1939. Following the LA-1, Luton produced a 'Flying Flea' type (LA-1) which was plagued with problems and was abandoned in favor of the very successful LA-4 Minor. Their next effort was the LA-3 Buzzard II which is the subject of this article. It appears that only one of this model was built and it was destroyed in a landing accident in 1938.
The Buzzard II proved to be a challenging subject to model, presenting some very interesting problems. Designed around an Enya .15 engine, this was my first attempt at a pusher type aircraft. As a result, a few questions needed answering before the design could be finalized. First, what would be the most practical way to make the enclosed engine accessible and at the same time have adequate cooling? The three views and photos I worked from were not very clear. It appeared that the Buzzard had a two cylinder engine with only the cylinder heads exposed to the breeze. Since the prop shaft was well above the cylinders, mounting a model engine on its side would give a poor scale effect, to say nothing of the exhaust location problems.
The only alternative was to invert the Enya .15 and completely cowl it in. Dummy cylinder heads could be added later for scale appearance if desired. To make everything completely accessible was the next problem. A full removable cowl would have been the normal approach, but then I am known to do things the hard way..."
Luton Buzzard, Flying Models, March 1984.
Direct submission to Outerzone.
Supplementary file notes
Article pages, thanks to RFJ.
Corrections?
Did we get something wrong with these details about this plan (especially the datafile)?
That happens sometimes. You can help us fix it.
Add a correction
-
(oz9425)
Luton LA3 Buzzard II
by Don Martin
from Flying Models
March 1984
61in span
Scale IC R/C Pusher Civil
clean :)
all formers complete :)
got article :) -
Submitted: 01/11/2017
Filesize: 875KB
Format: • PDFbitmap
Credit*: Circlip, RFJ
Downloads: 901
-
Luton_Buzzard | help
see Wikipedia | search Outerzone
------------
Test link:
search RCLibrary 3views (opens in new window)
ScaleType: This (oz9425) is a scale plan. Where possible we link scale plans to Wikipedia, using a text string called ScaleType.
If we got this right, you now have a couple of direct links (above) to 1. see the Wikipedia page, and 2. search Oz for more plans of this type. If we didn't, then see below.
Notes:
ScaleType is formed from the last part of the Wikipedia page address, which here is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luton_Buzzard
Wikipedia page addresses may well change over time.
For more obscure types, there currently will be no Wiki page found. We tag these cases as ScaleType = NotFound. These will change over time.
Corrections? Use the correction form to tell us the new/better ScaleType link we should be using. Thanks.
Do you have a photo you'd like to submit for this page? Then email admin@outerzone.co.uk
User comments
No comments yet for this plan. Got something to say about this one?Add a comment
- Luton LA3 Buzzard II (oz9425)
- Plan File Filesize: 875KB Filename: Luton_LA3_Buzzard_II_oz9425.pdf
- Supplement Filesize: 2581KB Filename: Luton_LA3_Buzzard_II_oz9425_article.pdf
- help with downloads
Notes
* Credit field
The Credit field in the Outerzone database is designed to recognise and credit the hard work done in scanning and digitally cleaning these vintage and old timer model aircraft plans to get them into a usable format. Currently, it is also used to credit people simply for uploading the plan to a forum on the internet. Which is not quite the same thing. This will change soon. Probably.
Scaling
This model plan (like all plans on Outerzone) is supposedly scaled correctly and supposedly will print out nicely at the right size. But that doesn't always happen. If you are about to start building a model plane using this free plan, you are strongly advised to check the scaling very, very carefully before cutting any balsa wood.
Terms of Use
© Outerzone, 2011-2025.
All content is free to download for personal use.
For non-personal use and/or publication: plans, photos, excerpts, links etc may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Outerzone with appropriate and specific direction to the original content i.e. a direct hyperlink back to the Outerzone source page.
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site's owner is strictly prohibited. If we discover that content is being stolen, we will consider filing a formal DMCA notice.