Cvjetkovic CA-61

CA-61 Mini-Ace
Role	Single-seat homebuilt monoplane
Manufacturer	Cvjetkovic Aircraft
Designer	Anton Cvjetkovic
First flight	1962
Number built	10+

The Cvjetkovic CA-61 Mini-Ace is a 1960s American homebuilt monoplane aircraft designed by Anton Cvjetkovic.^[1]

Development

Designed by Anton Cvjetkovic for home construction, the CA-61 Mini-Ace is a single-seat wooden low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. It was first flown in 1962. A retractable landing gear version (CA-61R) was also designed to be home-built.

The aircraft is designed to be flown with a C-65 Continental, however 1600cc Volkswagen engines have been implemented as well. Some builders have installed side opening and open-cockpit variations of windscreens.

One example was built in the attic of a building in Knott's Berry Farm.^[2] The aircraft has an ICAO Type Designator CA61

Variants

CA-61F

Fixed landing gear version for home building^[3]

CA-61R

Retractable landing gear version for home building

Specifications (CA-61)

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 18 ft 11 in (5.77 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
• Height: 6 ft 10 in ( m)
• Wing area: 126.5 ft² ( m²)
• Empty weight: 606 lb (275 kg)
• Gross weight: 950 lb (430 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed piston engine, 65 hp (48 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 mph ( km/h)
• Cruise speed: 105 mph ( km/h)
• Range: 425 miles (685 km)
• Rate of climb: 1600 ft/min ( m/s)

References

1. Air Trails: 78. Winter 1971. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Whats the latest with the Cvjetkovics". Sport Aviation. January 1971.
3. Sport Aviation: 19. November 1969. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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