To whom it may concern: I found your website during a search
for info on the Keith Rider R4 and was very interested in
your Crosby CR4. The plane was recently restored and is now
on display. See the following link for more info: http://www.dreamwater.com/nx13688/crosby.htm
The model on your website is actually the CR4 which was rebuilt
from the crashed CR3's components. Regards, Chuck
Howdy!
Great Balls A Fire! For the past few months (actually years)
I have been helping veteran pilots and crewmembers one of
which has been my passenger attending the second Sunday of
the month B-17 Combat Crewmembers Organization meetings at
Long Beach Airport, California.
Last Sunday, Col Bruce Bauer and I were chatting on the return
drive and he mentioned the Crosby
racing plane. Bruce was one of the top three designers on
the P-38 and other aircraft so we usually beat that horse
to death, but he made a comment about the Crosby that perked
my ears; hey- Fiddlers Green has a model of the Crosby CR-3!
Originally the Crosby racer had a four banger for an engine.
At the time Bruce was an instructor for Curtis Wright Technical.
Bruce designed placement for a six cylinder Menasco, removed
the external cooler, and designed the cowling for proper engine
cooling with reduced drag. He told about Crosby winning third
place but believed he should have been awarded first. They
did have problems with the cowling leaking so this kept Bruce
busy.
According to Bruce, Crosby went to work for Northrop as a
test pilot on the Flying Wing. Crosby was told to do a demonstration
fly-by but Crosby, on his own, decided to loop the Wing ..too
low.
BTW Bruce is ninety-four years old.
Just had to share this. I will build the Fiddlers Green Crosby
CR-3 and present it to him next month. That should be a kick
because he has no idea there is a paper model available. Bob
Penikas
The all metal Crosby racer piloted by designer Harry Crosby to fourth place in the 1939 Thompson at 244.522 mph. Engine ans gear trouble continually pagued the racer and it's true potential was never realized. 
