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The Rearwin Junior was a sport aircraft produced in the United States in the early 1930s. It was a conventional, parasol-wing monoplane with two seats in tandem in an open cockpit and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. An optional enclosed canopy was available. The wings were of wooden construction while the fuselage and empennage were built from welded steel tube, with the whole aircraft skinned in fabric.

Although designed to meet the lowest possible sale price, the onset of the Great Depression severely limited the size of the market for sport aircraft, and only a small number were built.

Variants

• Junior 3000 - version with Szekely SR-3 engine (ca. 20 built)
  • Junior 3001 - version with Poyer engine (1 built, later converted to 4000)
  • Junior 3100 - version with Szekely SR-5 engine (2 built)
• Junior 4000 - version with Aeromarine AR-3 engine (8 built)

Specifications (3000)

Data from "Rearwin Junior"

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 1 passenger
• Length: 21 ft 11 in (6.68 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Height: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
• Wing area: 180 ft² (16.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 570 lb (260 kg)
• Gross weight: 1,000 lb (450 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Szekely SR-3, 45 hp (30 kW)

Performance

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Published in July 2009.

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