The Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior, originally named the
Curtiss-Robertson CR-1 Skeeter was a light sports aircraft produced
in the United States in the 1930s. It had been intended to sell for
the price of a mid-range automobile.
The Junior had a top speed of 80 mph, a capacity of a pilot and
one passenger,
and a range of 200 miles. It could climb to 12,000 feet.
The Junior had two problems which brought production to a halt:
its three-
cylinder Szekely SR-3 radial engine tended to throw its
cylinders, made more
serious by the pusher configuration; and the unexpected location
of the propeller
caused accidents to people walking up to the plane on the
ground.
General characteristics
Crew: one pilot Capacity: one passenger Length: 21 ft 3 in (6.47
m) Wingspan: 39 ft 6 in (12.03 m) Height: 7 ft 4 in (2.23 m) Wing
area: 176 ft2 (16.35 m2) Empty weight: 570 lb (259 kg) Gross
weight: 975 lb (442 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Szekely SR-3, 45 hp (34 kW)
each
Performance
Maximum speed: 80 mph (129 km/h) Range: 200 miles (322 km)
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m) Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0
m/s)
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