Goldcrest
Role Single-seat ultralight monoplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Wren Aircraft Company
Designer R.G. Carr
Retired 1947
Status Scrapped
Number built 1

The Wren Goldcrest was a British single-seat ultra-light low-wing monoplane designed by R.G. Carr and built by the Wren Aircraft Company at Kirklington near Carlisle in 1946.[1][2]

Development

The Goldcrest was powered by a single 25 hp (19 kW) Scott Squirrel inverted air-cooled two-cylinder in-line piston aero-engine.[1] One aircraft only which was registered G-AICX in August 1946.[3] The production aircraft was planned to use a 30 hp (22 kW) horizontal-opposed four-cylinder two-stroke engine designed by Wren.[2] The aircraft was scrapped in 1947 when plans to put the type into production were cancelled due to a problem obtaining approved materials.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Jackson 1974, p. 336
  2. ^ a b "Wren Goldcrest". Flight International: 93. 23 January 1947.
  3. ^ "Registration Document - G-AICX" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
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