Cessna CR-1

Cessna CR-1
Role	Air racer
National origin	United States of America
Manufacturer	Clyde V. Cessna Aircraft Company
Number built	1
Unit cost	$1200
Variants	Cessna CR-2

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

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.

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.

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

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

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