The Cessna CR-1 was a short-lived
air racer
Air racing is a type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a pre ...
that was part of the CR series of Cessna racers.
Design and development
The Cessna CR-1 was built using $1200 in winnings from the
Cessna GC-1
The Cessna GC-1 was an Air racing, air racer built to compete in the Cirrus All American Air Derby in 1930.
Design and development
Cessna built the GC-1 for Blackwell Aviation to compete for a $25,000 prize in the 1930 Cirrus All American Air De ...
.
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)
See also
References
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Racing aircraft
CR-01
1930s United States sport aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Mid-wing aircraft
Aircraft with retractable conventional landing gear
Single-engined piston aircraft