Church Midwing JC-1
| Church Midwing JC-1 | |
|---|---|
| A Church Midwing on display | |
| General information | |
| Type | Racing aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Church Airplane & Mfg Co |
| Designer | |
| History | |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Developed from | Heath Parasol |
The Church Midwing JC-1, a.k.a. Church Mid-Wing Sport,[1] is a midwing racing aircraft designed by James Church using the fuselage of a Heath aircraft.
Design and development
[edit ]The Church Midwing was designed to be an affordable homebuilt aircraft. Church marketed kits for 190ドル.
The open cockpit midwing aircraft featured windows in the wings for visibility downward.[2]
Operational history
[edit ]Built to be a pylon racer, a Church Midwing placed third in the 1930 National Air Races. The Church used many parts from the Heath Parasol design. In 1931 the prototype was modified with an installation of a 38 hp inline air-cooled Church designed engine and a cowling modification to accommodate the cylinders protruding upward in the pilot's line of sight.[3] A 1931 advertisement placed by Heath in Popular Mechanics extolled the virtues of its first-place finish with its parasol configuration, compared to the Church's midwing planform.[4]
Variants
[edit ]- RW4 RagWing Midwing Sport Replica
- An ultralight replica of the JC-1, produced by RagWing Aircraft Designs.[5]
- Church Racer[1]
- Essentially a Midwing fitted with a model J-3 46hp Church Marathon engine.[6]
Aircraft on Display
[edit ]- EAA AirVenture Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin - 1[7] A Basket case 5 year restoration completed in 1971 by Gene Chase, outfitted with a Heath-Henderson B-4 engine.[8]
Specifications (Church Midwing JC-1)
[edit ]Data from EAA
General characteristics
- Length: 16ft 9in (5.11m)
- Wingspan: 26ft 8in (8.13m)
- Wing area: 110sqft (10m2)
- Empty weight: 367lb (166kg)
- Gross weight: 584lb (265kg)
- Fuel capacity: 4.5 Gal (17 litres)
- Powerplant: 1 ×ばつ Heath-Henderson B-4 Inline 4 cylinder, 27hp (20kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 78kn (90mph, 140km/h)
- Cruise speed: 61kn (70mph, 110km/h)
- Stall speed: 24kn (28mph, 45km/h)
See also
[edit ]Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
[edit ]- 1 2 "American airplanes: Ca - Ci". Aerofiles.com. 2008年08月15日. Retrieved 2011年01月28日.
- ↑ Jay P. Spenser, National Air and Space Museum. Aeronca C-2: the story of the flying bathtub.
- ↑ Popular Aviation: 43. July 1931.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Popular Mechanics. January 1931.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "RW4 RagWing Midwing Sport Replica" . Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ↑ Popular Aviation: 133. August 1932.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Church Midwing". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ↑ Air Trails: 22. December 1971.
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