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Clifton Trio

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First flight
  
1953

The Clifton Trio is a homebuilt midget air racer built in the early 1950s.

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Design and development

The Clifton Trio was built from salvaged parts and tubing.

The Clifton Trio is a single seat, conventional landing geared, strut-braced, low-wing aircraft using steel tube construction with aircraft fabric covering. It was first built as an open cockpit aircraft and was modified for an enclosed canopy.

Specifications (Clifton Trio)

Data from Flying

General characteristics

  • Capacity: 1
  • Length: 16 ft (4.9 m)
  • Wingspan: 22 ft (6.7 m)
  • Empty weight: 630 lb (286 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-170 , 65 hp (48 kW)

    • Performance

  • Cruise speed: 109 kn; 201 km/h (125 mph)
  • Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)

    • References

    Clifton Trio Wikipedia
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