| Midget | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Light racing monoplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company |
| Designer | F.E. Seiler assisted by A.H. Kreider and George Hardman |
| First flight | 1926 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Kreider-Reisner Midget was an American light racing monoplane, the first aircraft designed by the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company of Hagerstown, Maryland. [1]
The Midget was a low-wing racing monoplane powered by a 29 hp (22 kW) Wright-Morehouse engine which first flew in 1926. [2] Designed by Charles W Meyers and engineered by Frederick E. Seiler, Jr., [3] it should not be confused with the Meyers Midget a high-wing monoplane built in the Kreider-Reisner factory for Meyers in the same year. [2] The Midget won the Scientific American Trophy at the 1926 Nationals. [2]
Data from Aerofiles, [2] Aero Digest November 1926 [4]
General characteristics
Performance
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