The Cricri was a conventional, parasol-wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage and seating in tandem open cockpits for the pilot and passenger.
Although originally intended for recreational flying, the type achieved its greatest success when it was selected by the French government to equip the Aviation Populaire,[1] resulting in sales of over 300 machines. This plane was also used as a trainer and patrol aircraft in the French Air Force.[2]
Following the war, CFA attempted to revive the design as the Cricri Major. This differed from its predecessor mainly in having a more powerful engine and an enclosed cabin. Eventually, only ten examples were built.
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Le Roy, Thierry (November 1997). "Courrier des Lecteurs" [Readers Mail]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (56): 2–3. ISSN 1243-8650.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 251.
Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. p. 410.
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salmson, cricri, cricket, french, light, aircraft, 1930s, cricrirole, recreational, aircraftmanufacturer, salmson, cfadesigner, paul, devillefirst, flight, april, 1936number, built, 341variants, cricri, major, contents, design, development, variants, specifica. The Salmson Cricri Cricket was a French light aircraft of the 1930s CricriRole Recreational aircraftManufacturer Salmson CFADesigner Paul DevilleFirst flight 14 April 1936Number built 341Variants CFA D 7 Cricri Major Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Specifications D6 4 References 5 BibliographyDesign and development EditThe Cricri was a conventional parasol wing monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage and seating in tandem open cockpits for the pilot and passenger Although originally intended for recreational flying the type achieved its greatest success when it was selected by the French government to equip the Aviation Populaire 1 resulting in sales of over 300 machines This plane was also used as a trainer and patrol aircraft in the French Air Force 2 Following the war CFA attempted to revive the design as the Cricri Major This differed from its predecessor mainly in having a more powerful engine and an enclosed cabin Eventually only ten examples were built Variants EditD6 Cricri 329 built D63 Cricri dedicated flight trainer version 2 built CFA D 7 Cricri Major An enlarged CriCri with enclosed cabin powered by a 90 hp 67 kW Salmson 5Aq 01 5 cylinder radial Specifications D6 Edit Salmson CriCri 3 view drawing from L Aerophile February 1938 Data from AviafranceGeneral characteristicsCrew One pilot Capacity 1 passenger Length 6 89 m 22 ft 7 in Wingspan 9 66 m 31 ft 8 in Height 2 18 m 7 ft 2 in Wing area 16 0 m2 172 sq ft Empty weight 287 kg 633 lb Gross weight 575 kg 1 268 lb Powerplant 1 Salmson 9 ADr 45 kW 60 hp Performance Maximum speed 150 km h 94 mph 82 kn Range 500 km 310 mi 270 nmi Service ceiling 2 450 m 8 040 ft References Edit L Aviation Populaire Avions legendaires Salmson D 6 CricriBibliography Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salmson D 6 CriCri Le Roy Thierry November 1997 Courrier des Lecteurs Readers Mail Avions Toute l aeronautique et son histoire in French 56 2 3 ISSN 1243 8650 Taylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 251 Simpson R W 1995 Airlife s General Aviation Shrewsbury Airlife Publishing p 410 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Salmson Cricri amp oldid 1086951372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
