Cook Challenger

John Cook founded the Cook Aircraft Corporation in 1968 at Torrance, California to build and market his JC-1 Challenger cabin monoplane design.^[1]

The Challenger was a low-winged cantilever four-seat monoplane with an all-metal construction. It was powered by a single 150 horsepower (110 kW) Lycoming O-320 piston engine and had a fixed nosewheel undercarriage. Two prototypes were built, the first aircraft flew in May 1969.^[1] A third prototype was built in 1971 but crashed in 1972 killing the pilot 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.

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971–72^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
• Wingspan: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
• Height: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
• Wing area: 131.2 sq ft (12.19 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 5.7:1
• Airfoil: NACA 23015
• Empty weight: 1,180 lb (535 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,150 lb (975 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 40 US gal (150 L; 33 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320-E2A air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich metal fixed pitch, 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 mph (240 km/h, 130 kn)
• Cruise speed: 125 mph (201 km/h, 109 kn) at 7,000 ft (2,135 m) (econ cruise)
• Stall speed: 54 mph (87 km/h, 47 kn) flaps down
• Never exceed speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn)
• Range: 691 mi (1,112 km, 600 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
• Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
• Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 1,020 ft (310 m)
• Landing run from 50 ft (15 m): 1,020 ft (310 m)

• Taylor, John W. R. (1971). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00094-2.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 269.
• aerofiles.com