Cook Challenger

JC-1 Challenger
Role	Cabin Monoplane
Manufacturer	Cook Aircraft Corporation
Designer	John Cook
First flight	May 1969
Number built	4

The Cook JC-1 Challenger was a 1960s American cabin monoplane built by the Cook Aircraft Corporation.

Development

John Cook founded the Cook Aircraft Corporation in 1968 at Torrance, California to build and market his JC-1 Challenger cabin monoplane design. Two prototypes were built and the first aircraft flew in May 1969. A third prototype was built in 1971 but crashed in 1972 killing Cook. A fourth modified prototype was built by the company but was never certified and the company stop all design and development in the mid 1970s.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 20 ft 4 in (6.20 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft 5 in (8.36 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320E, 150 hp (112 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 mph (240 km/h)
• Range: 700 miles (1,130 km)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 269. 
• aerofiles.com

See also