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This list of racing aircraft covers aircraft which have been designed or significantly modified to ... M., D., (full name not provided) Le challenge de tourism ...
Pages in category "Racing aircraft" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of racing ...
Aircraft must have a minimum wing area of 66 square feet (6.1 m 2), and an empty weight of 500 pounds or more. The aircraft must also have fixed landing gear, and a fixed pitch propeller. Racers compete in a 3.19-mile (5.13 km) Oval course. [3] Several aircraft were capable of meeting the specifications for Formula One at its creation.
T-6 Gold Start passing the finish pylon at the 2014 Reno Air Races. Air racing is a type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a previously estimated time.
Racing aircraft (1 C, 153 P) C. ... Pages in category "Racing vehicles" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The Granville Gee Bee Model Z was an American racing aircraft that was built, successfully raced to victory, then destroyed in a deadly crash – all in 1931. It was the first of the Super Sportster aircraft built by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts, with the sole intent of winning the Thompson Trophy, which it did in September 1931.
The aircraft was commissioned and designed by Roscoe Turner in 1936. [2] The Meteor would be the last of the Matty Laird race planes as well as the last race plane flown by Roscoe Turner. [3] The aircraft is a conventional geared mid-wing monoplane with a radial engine built in California.
This is a list of aircraft by date and usage.The date shown is the introduction of the first model of a line but not the current model. For instance, while "the most popular" aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.