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The Clarke Cheetah was a single-engined amateur built aircraft built in the UK using some parts from a de Havilland Humming Bird to produce a machine that could fly either as a biplane or as a parasol winged monoplane. The single example flew for five years before being converted again in 1936.

The Clarke Cheetah was a single-engined amateur built aircraft built in the UK using some parts from a de Havilland Humming Bird 1
The Clarke Cheetah was a single-engined amateur built aircraft built in the UK using some parts from a de Havilland Humming Bird to produce a machine that could 2

It had started life as the Clarke Cheetah of 1929, which flew both as a biplane and as a parasol-wing monoplane, using the wings from a DH53 Hummingbird.3
Empty Weight Lb
450
Designer
John Clarke
Eng 1 Type
3
Height Ft
4
Gross Weight Lb
678
Origin
United Kingdom
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Retired
1936
Height In
8
Perfhide
Y
First Flight
Summer 1929
Eng 1 Name
Blackburne Thrush
Span In
Span Ft
29
National Origin
United Kingdom
Wing Area Sqft
114
Length Ft
19
Prime Units
imp
Eng 1 Hp
35
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
10
Category
British sport aircraft 1920-1929

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