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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.

I flew the Szekely in a Rearwin Junior 3000 in the late 30's at Des Moines, IA. Rearwin only built about 30 of the 3000/4000 (4000 used the Aeromarine AR-3 engine) of the Jr.1
They were used to power aircraft such as the Rearwin Junior, Curtiss-Wright Junior, Taylor H-2 and American Eagle Eaglet. Often criticized for reliability issues and design flaws many were replaced with better engines in their original airframes.2

Made by Rearwin Airplanes.

Sportster, Rearwin Junior, Rearwin Speedster, Books Llc,...3
Empty Weight Lb
570
Wing Area Sqm
17
Designer
Noel Hockaday and Douglas Webber
Eng 1 Type
Szekely SR-3
Eng 1 Kw
30
Span In
Gross Weight Lb
1000
Capacity
1
Number Built
ca 30
Crew
One pilot
Empty Weight Kg
260
Gross Weight Kg
450
Height In
6
Manufacturer
Rearwin Airplanes
First Flight
1931
Height Ft
7
Span Ft
36
National Origin
United States
Wing Area Sqft
180
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
11
Length Ft
21
Height M
2
Eng 1 Hp
45
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
11
Length M
7
Category
Rearwin aircraft
United States sport aircraft 1930-1939

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