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Top speed
  
400 km/h

Unit cost
  
2,020–2,020 USD (1971)

Wingspan
  
4.57 m

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The Cassutt Special is a tiny single-seat racing aircraft designed in the United States in 1951 for Formula One air races and still available for homebuilding. Designed by ex-TWA captain Tom Cassutt, it is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The fuselage and tail are of fabric-covered steel tube construction, and the wings are built from plywood over wooden ribs. A updated taper-wing design was first flown in 1971 on Jim Wilson's "Plum Crazy".

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Plans and kits are marketed by Cassutt Aircraft, LLC of West Valley City, UT. The aircraft is of amateur construction.

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Operational history

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  • 1958 - Tom Cassutt flies his Cassutt to win the National Championship Midget Air Races at Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

    • Variants

    Cassutt Special Cassutt IIIM
    Cassutt I
    Developed in 1951, First race at Dansville, New York in 1954.
    Cassutt II
    Casutt IIM
    13.67 ft (4.2 m) wingspan
    Cassutt III
    15 ft (4.6 m) wingspan
    Cassutt IIIM
    17.00 ft (5.2 m) wingspan

    Specifications (Cassutt III racer)

    General characteristics

  • Crew: One pilot
  • Length: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
  • Wingspan: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
  • Height: 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
  • Wing area: 68 ft2 (6.3 m2)
  • Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
  • Gross weight: 850 lb (386 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-200, 100 hp (65 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 248 mph (400 km/h)
  • Range: 450 miles (725 km)
  • Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)

    • References

    Cassutt Special Wikipedia
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