| R-5 | |
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| R-5 on display at the EAA Aviation Museum | |
| Role | Racing aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Keith Rider |
| Number built | 1 |
The Rider-Elmendorf R-5 Jackrabbit is an aircraft designed and built to compete in the National Air Races.
| R-5 | |
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| R-5 on display at the EAA Aviation Museum | |
| Role | Racing aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Keith Rider |
| Number built | 1 |
The Rider-Elmendorf R-5 Jackrabbit is an aircraft designed and built to compete in the National Air Races.
Keith Rider developed the R-4 Firecracker and R-5 at the same time to compete in the 1936 racing season. [1]
The R-5 is a low winged monoplane with retractable conventional landing gear. The wing is all wood with two spars and plywood covering. The fuselage is welded steel tubing with fabric covering. The tail surfaces are all-metal. The brakeless retractable main gear used a simple manual jackscrew. A tailskid was used rather than a tailwheel. [2]
Douglas aircraft engineers Hal Marcoux and Jack Bromberg purchased the aircraft, painted it black and yellow, and renamed it the "Jackrabbit".
The R-5 was purchased by James C. Garvin in 1966 later by Morton Lester for display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. [3]
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