- Design
- Operational history
- Specifications (Robertson Skylark SRX-1)
- References
- External links
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The Robertson Skylark SRX-1 is a five place high performance STOL aircraft designed in the 1950s. It was intended to be operated out of {{convert|120|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} landing strips with {{convert|150|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}} cruise speeds.[1] DesignThe aircraft was designed by James L. Robertson, son of William B. Robertson, Robertson Aircraft Corporation founder at the age of 27. The aircraft is designed to be stall-proof and spin-proof and is capable of a {{convert|25|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}} minimum flight speed. It was also the first light aircraft in America to be designed to accommodate a turboprop engine.[2] The Skylark is all metal, with a steel tube internal structure. It incorporates shrouds, flaps, spoilerons, turbulator control, stabilators, elevances, and spinner duct cooling.[3] Operational historyTest flights were performed by aerobatic pilot Marion Cole. He featured the aircraft as part of his Cole Brothers airshows. The aircraft is able to take off in 100 feet. Specifications (Robertson Skylark SRX-1) {{Aircraft specs
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References1. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Flying Magazine|date=July 1954|page=37}}
2. ^{{cite journal|magazine=Experimenter|title=Project Skylark|date=April 1955}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Survey of research projects in the field of aviation safety, Issue 6 Cornell University| author=Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Aviation Safety Center}}
External links- [https://books.google.com/books?id=zSADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true "Plane Takes Off in 100 Feet.] Popular Science, July 1954, p. 60.
3 : United States civil utility aircraft 1950–1959|STOL aircraft|Aircraft first flown in 1955 |