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Role | Midget Racer |
National origin | United States of America |
Designer | Jene Clifton, Jack Clifton |
First flight | 1953 |
The Clifton Trio is a homebuilt midget air racer built in the early 1950s. [1]
The Clifton Trio was built from salvaged parts and tubing. [1]
The Clifton Trio is a single seat, conventional landing geared, strut-braced, low-wing aircraft using steel tube construction with aircraft fabric covering. It was first built as an open cockpit aircraft and was modified for an enclosed canopy. [2]
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