Engineering:Ritter Special
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Riter |
| First flight | 1961 |
The Riter Special is an American Homebuilt aircraft design.
Design and development
The Riter special is a single engine, low wing, single seat, retractable conventional landing gear aircraft. The wings fold upward for ground transport on a trailer. The landing gear is retracted by hand with a worm-gear mechanism.[1]
Specifications (Riter Special)
Data from Air Progress
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming GPU
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 kn (200 mph, 320 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 150 kn (170 mph, 270 km/h)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Midget Mustang
References
- ↑ Air Progress: 6.
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