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Rearwin Junior Aircraft history performance and specifications
With the market for everything starting to disappear during The Great
Depression, Rearwin, along with other airplane manufacturers, decided to
build a "flying flivver." The Junior was an attempt to fill that niche.
Powered by a 3 cyl. 45 HP Szekely engine, the Junior enjoyed some market
success. The 3000, and the later 4000 version (with an Aeromarine AR-3
engine) sold nearly 30 copies.
The Szekely engine w as
notorious for spitting out its cylinders. So much so that the heads were
attached to one-another by a cable!
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Rearwin Junior |
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Specifications |
3000
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3100
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4000 |
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Aircraft Type Certificate
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#434
(07-09-31)
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#481
(05-06-32)
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#469
(03-25-32)
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Length
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21 ft 11 in
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22 ft 3 in
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Height
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7 ft 6 in
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7 ft 6 in
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Wing Span
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36 ft
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36 ft
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Wing Area
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179.5 sq ft
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179.5 sq ft
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Construction |
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framework was built of welded chrome-moly and 1025 steel tubing, lightly
faired to shape and fabric covered. One elongated cockpit seated two in
tandem; there was a large windshield in front and a smaller windshield
for the rear seat. A detachable full enclosure was optional. A large
rectangular door offered easy entry into either seat. The wing framework
in two halves was built up of laminated spruce spar beams with spruce
and birch plywood truss-type wing ribs. The leading edges were covered
with plywood sheet and the completed framework was covered in fabric.
The centre section was mounted high above the cockpit on steel tube
struts and the wings were braced to the lower fuselage by streamlined
steel tube struts. The split-axle landing gear of 72 inch tread used a
spool of rubber shock-cord or Rusco rubber compression rings to absorb
the shock. 16x7-4 Goodyear airwheels w/o brakes were standard equipment.
Tail skid was of steel spring-leaf type. The fabric-covered tail group
was built up of welded steel tubing and channel sections. Horizontal
stabilizer was adjustable in flight. A wooden Aeromarine propeller, dual
joystick controls were standard equipment. A 12 lb. or 28 lb detachable
winter enclosure was optional. |
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| Power
Plant |
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Engine MFG
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Szekely
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Poyer
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Szekely
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Aeromarine
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Model
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SR-3-0
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SR-3-55
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AR-3
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H.P.
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45
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40
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50
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40-50
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| Fuel
Data |
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Gasoline capacity (upper
wing)
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12 gal
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Gasoline capacity (fuselage)
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-
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Oil capacity
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6 qts
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Equipment |
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Weight empty
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569 lbs |
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506 lbs /617 lbs*
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Useful load
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430 lbs
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433 lbs/423 lbs*
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Payload
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177 lbs
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180 lbs/170 lbs*
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Gross weight loaded
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999 lbs
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1038 lbs / 1040 lbs*
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Performance |
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High speed (full load)
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91 mph
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High speed (pilot
alone)
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-
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Cruising speed (full load)
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76 mph
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Landing speed (full
load)
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30 mph
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Cruising range (full
load)
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240 miles
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Climb at sea level
(full load)
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700 ft
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Climb to 10,000 feet
(full load)
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-
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Take off time (pilot
alone)
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-
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Take off time (full
load)
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-
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Absolute ceiling (full load)
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16,000 ft
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Cost |
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Retail price from factory
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$1,800
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$1,880
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specifications shown with/without the removable cockpit enclosure |
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