Cessna GC-1
| Cessna GC-1 | |
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 Cessna GC-1 (1930) |
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| Type: | Racing plane |
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| Commissioning: |
1930 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Cessna GC-1 was a racing aircraft developed by Clyde Cessna in 1929 . Only one copy of the mid-decker with an open cockpit, tail wheel landing gear and an in- line engine from Continental was built. Detailed data are not known.
history
The machine was registered in 1930 in the aviation role of Backwell and registered as Cessna GC-1 with the aircraft registration N144V. The press dubbed the GC-1 Winged Torpedo . Pilot Stanley Stanton took seventh place in the All American Air Cirrus Derby in 1930 with the GC-1 . Pilot EB Smith flew the aircraft in the 1931 National Air Races , finishing in fourth place at an average speed of 137.4 mph.
The GC-1 was wrecked in a crash landing in Kansas City in 1932 and dropped in the aviation role.
Further development by Cessna Air Racer
The following models were equipped with Warner Scarab 422 in-line engines:
