| Church Midwing JC-1 | |
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| A Church Midwing on display | |
| Role | Racing aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Church Airplane & Mfg Co |
| Designer | James Church |
| First flight | 1928 |
| Program cost | $890 in 1928 |
| Developed from | Heath Parasol |
The Church Midwing JC-1, a.k.a. Church Mid-Wing Sport,[1] is a midwing racing aircraft designed by James Church using the fuselage of a Heath aircraft.
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The Church Midwing was designed to be an affordable homebuilt aircraft. Church marketed kits for $190.
The open cockpit midwing aircraft featured windows in the wings for visibility downward.[2]
Built to be a pylon racer, a Church Midwing placed third in the 1930 National Air Races. The Church used many parts from the Heath Parasol design. In 1931 the protoype was modified with a installation of a 38hp inline air-cooled Church designed engine and a cowling modification to accommodate the cylinders protruding upward in the pilot's line of sight.[3] A 1931 advertisement placed by Heath in Popular Mechanics extolled the virtues of its first place finish with its parasol configuration, compared to the Church's midwing planform.[4]
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