Cessna CR-3
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| Role | Air racer |
| 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.
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-2 was modified with a mid-wing 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.
The CR-3 lasted 61 days, winning every event it competed in.
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.
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