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The '''CFA Cricri Major''' is a [[France|French]]-built high-wing light aircraft of the late 1940s.
The '''CFA D.7 Cricri Major''' was a [[France|French-built]] light civil aircraft of the 1940s.
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==Development==
==Development==

Societe des Moteurs Salmson had produced the '''D.6 Cricri''' in quantity during the late 1930s. Very few survived the [[Second World War]] and '''CFA''', in association with Salmson, designed an updated version which differed from the prewar examples in having an enclosed tandem cockpit.<ref>Green, 1956, p.45</ref> The later Salmson 5Aq-01 engine of 90 h.p. was also fitted.<ref>Aviafrance</ref>
The CFA Cricri Major was a postwar-built light high wing monoplane with enclosed two-seat tandem glazed cabin and a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The powerplant was a Salmson 5Aq-01 readial engine.


==Operational history==
==Operational history==


CFA built a series of ten Cricri Majors in 1949.<ref>Aviafrance</ref> The name ''Cricri'' is the French word for the '''Cricket''' insect. These were sold to aero clubs and private pilots, but no further orders were obtained. Four postwar D.7s were still in service in 1956,<ref> Green, 1956, p. 45</ref> and ''F-BFNG'' survived in airworthy condition in 1967.
An initial series of ten Cricri (''Cricket'') Majors was completed and these were bought by aero clubs and private piolts. The design was rather outdated and no further examples were completed. Four D.7s remained in service in 1956<ref> Green, 1956, p. 45</ref> and one, ''F-BFNG'' survived airworthy in 1967.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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==External links==
==External links==

[http://www.aviafrance.com/1054/htm Technical and other details of the D.7 at Aviafrance.com]


{{Aviation lists}}
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Revision as of 17:47, 3 July 2009

The CFA D.7 Cricri Major was a French-built light civil aircraft of the 1940s.

CFA D.7 Cricri Major
Role light civil aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Compagnie Francaise d'Aviation
First flight 15 March 1949
Introduction 1949
Primary user aero clubs and private pilots
Number built 10

Development

The CFA Cricri Major was a postwar-built light high wing monoplane with enclosed two-seat tandem glazed cabin and a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The powerplant was a Salmson 5Aq-01 readial engine.

Operational history

An initial series of ten Cricri (Cricket) Majors was completed and these were bought by aero clubs and private piolts. The design was rather outdated and no further examples were completed. Four D.7s remained in service in 1956[1] and one, F-BFNG survived airworthy in 1967.

Specifications

Data from Green, 1956, p.45

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 1 passenger

Performance

References

Notes
  1. ^ Green, 1956, p. 45
Bibliography
  • Green, William (1956). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN none. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

External links

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