Cessna CR-3
Cessna CR-3 | |
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Role | Air racer Type of aircraft |
National origin | United States of America |
Manufacturer | Cessna |
Designer | Clyde Cessna, Eldon Cessna |
First flight | June 11, 1933 |
Introduction | June 17, 1933 |
Retired | August 1933 |
Status | Crashed |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Cessna CR-2 |
The Cessna CR-3 was a follow on racing aircraft to the Cessna CR-2 that raced in the 1932 National Air Races.[1]
Development
The CR-3 was ordered by air racer Johnny Livingston in response to the performance he saw when competing against the Cessna CR-2 in the 1932 National Air Races. The CR-3 was of shoulder-wing design.
Design
The CR-3 was a mid-wing radial engined taildragger racer with manual retractable landing gear and a tail skid. The propeller was from a clipped wing Monocoupe racer #14. The tail surface was designed to be neutral, without downforce in flight. The elevators experienced significant vibration in test flights without the wing root fairings installed.
Operational history
The CR-3 lasted 61 days, winning every event it competed in:
- Omaha Air Races at Omaha, Nebraska, June 17, 1933: First place.[2]
- Minneapolis Air Races and Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 24, 1933: First place.
- American Air Races at Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 1933: The CR-3 first raced against Cessna CR-2 at these races. The CR-3 won the Baby Ruth Trophy at a speed of 201.42 mph (324.35 km/h).[3] It also set a world speed record for aircraft with engines of under 500-cubic-inches′ (8.2 liters′) capacity at 237.4 mph (382.3 km/h).[citation needed]
- Aero Digest Trophy race, July 4, 1933: First place.
En route to an airshow in August 1933, the CR-3 experienced a failure of both the tail skid and a landing gear weld that would not allow the gear to lock. Livingston bailed out over Columbus, Ohio and the CR-3 was destroyed in its ensuing crash.
Specifications
Data from Sport Aviation[citation needed]
General characteristics
- Length: 17 ft (5.2 m)
- Wingspan: 18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)
- Height: 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
- Empty weight: 750 lb (340 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Warner Super Scarab Radial, 145 hp (108 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 222 kn (255 mph, 410 km/h) demonstrated
- Stall speed: 56 kn (65 mph, 105 km/h)
See also
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