The Gregor GR-1, also called the GR-1 Continental and the GR-1 Sportplane was a biplane with a tail-wheel undercarriage developed by Michael Gregor[1]
| GR-1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Biplane trainer |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Gregor Aircraft |
| Designer | Michael Gregor |
| Introduction | 1930 |
| Number built | 1 |
Development
editThe Gregor GR-1 was intended to be a light, low cost, training aircraft for depression-era customers. Gregor was based at Hangar B at Roosevelt Field in New York.[2] The aircraft was a conventional geared biplane with two open cockpits in tandem with oversize interplane struts.[3]
Variants
edit- Gregor GR-2[4]
Specifications (GR-1)
editData from Skyways
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m)
- Upper wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m)
- Lower wingspan: 21 ft (6.4 m)
- Height: 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
- Empty weight: 900 lb (408 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,530 lb (694 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright-Gypsy L-320 4-cyl air-cooled in-line piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
- Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (5.1 m/s)
References
edit- ^ Joshua Stoff. Long Island Aircraft Manufacturers. p. 67.
- ^ "Gregor's Geldings". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Skyways: 49. July 2000.
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