Ritter Special

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Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
DesignerRiter
First flight1961

The Riter Special is an American Homebuilt aircraft design.

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Design and development

The Riter special is a single engine, low wing, single seat, retractable conventional landing gear aircraft. The wings fold upward for ground transport on a trailer. The landing gear is retracted by hand with a worm-gear mechanism. [1]

Specifications (Riter Special)

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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References

  1. Air Progress: 6.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)