The LPW Glider (or Leeming-Prince-Wood Glider) was a 1920s British

United Kingdom

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 glider

Glider (sailplane)

A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the sport of gliding. Some gliders, known as motor gliders are used for gliding and soaring as well, but have engines which can, in some cases, be used for take-off or for extending a flight...

 built by John Leeming

John F. Leeming

John Fishwick Leeming was an English entrepreneur, businessman, early aviator, co-founder of the Lancashire Aero Club, gardener and author.- Early life and family :...

, Tom Prince and Clement Wood who later formed the Lancashire Aero Club

Lancashire Aero Club

The Lancashire Aero Club is the oldest established Flying Club in the United Kingdom.- Early history :* Late 1922: The club was formed by John F. Leeming and a group of friends who had started to build a glider in Leeming's garage at his home in Bowdon near Altrincham Cheshire...

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Development

In 1922 John Leeming designed a single-seat high-wing monoplane

Monoplane

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 glider which he built from surplus Avro 504

Avro 504

The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during...

 components with the help of his friends Tom Prince and Avro workshop foreman Clement Wood. The glider flew on the 24 May 1924 from Alexandra Park Aerodrome

Alexandra Park Aerodrome

Alexandra Park Aerodrome was the second purpose-built aerodrome in the Manchester area. The site was chosen by the War Department in 1917 because of its open agricultural nature, and lay between the neighbouring districts of Fallowfield, Chorlton, Withington and West Didsbury, at the junction of...

in Manchester being towed into the air by a car. In September 1924 while being flown by Leeming the glider stalled and crashed. The glider was rebuilt and had a motor-cycle engine fitted but it was not intended to fly, but for use as a ground trainer to allow students to practice taxiing.