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Cessna CR 1

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The Cessna CR-1 was a short lived air racer that was part of the CR series of Cessna Racers

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Design and development

The Cessna CR-1 was built using $1200 in winnings from the Cessna GC-1.

The aircraft was a mid-wing open cockpit taildragger using a fabric covered wooden wing structure. The landing gear was manually retractable into the fuselage.

Operational history

The aircraft was tested by Eldon Cessna. The one and only flight required a 100 mph launch speed, and 130 mph approach speed to keep the aircraft controllable.

Variants

After the sole test flight, the CR-1 was grounded and redesigned as the Cessna CR-2.

Specifications (Cessna CR-1)

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 12 ft (3.7 m)
  • Wingspan: 16 ft (4.9 m)
  • Wing area: 40 sq ft (3.7 m2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Warner Scarab 422 radial, 110 hp (82 kW)

    • References

    Cessna CR-1 Wikipedia
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