Carlson Criquet

Carlson Criquet
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Carlson Aircraft
Designer Ernst W. Carlson[1]
Introduction 1999
Status Out of production
Number built 1
Developed from Fieseler Fi 156

The Carlson Criquet is an American, two-seats-in-tandem, high wing, strut-braced, single engine, homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Ernst W. Carlson and produced by Carlson Aircraft of East Palestine, Ohio in kit form. The prototype was completed in 1999.[1][2][3][4][5]

The Criquet is a 3/4 scale replica of the German Second World War liaison aircraft, the Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (English: Stork) and is named for the French post-war production model of the same aircraft, the Morane-Saulnier MS.505 Criquet.[1][2][3][4]

Design and development

The Criquet has a 4130 steel tube frame fuselage, with the fuselage and wing all covered in doped fabric. The wings are supported by V-struts with jury struts. The landing gear is fixed and of conventional configuration. The Criquet was available as a kit that included a pre-welded fuselage. The aircraft's power range is 130 to 160 hp (97 to 119 kW) and the original standard engine specified was the 140 hp (104 kW) Walter Lom Avia M332.[1][2][3][4]

With a stall speed of 16 mph (26 km/h) the Criquet is capable of operation from small, unprepared fields and has a reported take-off and landing distance of 50 ft (15 m).[1][2][3][4]

Construction time from the kit is reported to be 1000 hours. Only one prototype, N22CA, was completed and it was destroyed in an accident on 24 May 2000 at East Palestine, Ohio, USA, with one fatality. The kit was no longer offered after 2005.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Specifications (Criquet)

Data from Kitplanes[1][2][3][4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 24 ft 7 in (7.49 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
  • Wing area: 197 sq ft (18.3 m2)
  • Empty weight: 1,050 lb (476 kg)
  • Gross weight: 1,950 lb (885 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 42 US gallons (159 litres)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Avia M332 , 140 hp (100 kW)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 135 mph (217 km/h, 117 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn)
  • Stall speed: 16 mph (26 km/h, 14 kn)
  • Range: 150 mi (240 km, 130 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
  • Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 9.9 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m2)

See also

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Downey, Julia: 2002 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, pages 30 and 84. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. ^ a b c d e f Downey, Julia: 2001 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 17, Number 12, December 2000, page 40. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
  3. ^ a b c d e f Newby-Gonzalez, Tori: 2004 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 12, December 2003, page 50. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. ^ a b c d e f Downey, Julia: 2005 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 21, Number 12, December 2004, page 52. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  5. ^ a b Federal Aviation Administration (January 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results". Retrieved 18 January 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident 24-MAY-2000 Carlson Criquet N22CA". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2012-07-24.