- Design and development
- Specifications
- References Notes Bibliography
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The Kreider-Reisner Midget was an American light racing monoplane, the first aircraft designed by the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company of Hagerstown, Maryland. Design and developmentThe Midget was a low-wing racing monoplane powered by a {{convert|29|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Wright-Morehouse engine which first flew in 1926. Designed by Charles W Meyers and engineered by Frederick E. Seiler, Jr.,[1] it should not be confused with the Meyers Midget a high-wing monoplane built in the Kreider-Reisner factory for Meyers in the same year. The Midget won the Scientific American Trophy at the 1926 Nationals. Specifications{{Aircraft specs |ref=www.aerofiles.com |prime units?=imp |genhide= |crew=1 |capacity= |length m= |length ft=15 |length in=2 |length note= |span m= |span ft=20 |span in=0 |span note= |upper span m= |upper span ft= |upper span in= |upper span note= |mid span m= |mid span ft= |mid span in= |mid span note= |lower span m= |lower span ft= |lower span in= |lower span note= |swept m= |swept ft= |swept in= |swept note= |dia m= |dia ft= |dia in= |dia note= |width m= |width ft= |width in= |width note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |swept area sqm= |swept area sqft= |swept area note= |volume m3= |volume ft3= |volume note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |lift kg= |lift lb= |lift note= |more general=
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References{{Commons category}}Notes1. ^http://www.flyhagerstown.com/downloads/pdf/AAHS_V48N3_2003_Hagerstown_Airport.pdf
}}Bibliography{{refbegin}}- {{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=|pages=}}
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