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racing pilots Number built: 1 ... Brown B-3: The Brown B-1 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft of the 1930s. Design and development
Data from Sport Aviation General characteristics Capacity: one Length: 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) Wingspan: 20 ft 1 in (6.12 m) Wing area: 63 sq ft (5.9 m 2) Airfoil: M6 Empty weight: 669 lb (303 kg) Gross weight: 900 lb (408 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Wright Gipsy engine 326 cu. in. Inline four cylinder, 90 hp (67 kW) Performance Wing loading: 14.3 lb/sq ft (70 kg/m 2) See also Aircraft of comparable role ...
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.
This list of racing aircraft covers aircraft which have been designed or significantly modified to take part in air races. It does not include minimally modified aircraft which were not built for racing, even if they have taken part in races.
The Laird LC-DW300 and LC-DW500 Super Solution aka "Sky Buzzard" was a racing biplane built in the early 1930s by Matty Laird for the Cleveland Speed Foundation, Laird was already famous in the air racing circuit. It had a large radial engine and an extremely faired windshield.
It is unlikely Allen ever attempted a fully fueled takeoff before the start of the race. In 1935 Allen started the 2,043 mi (3,288 km), Burbank to Cleveland Bendix Trophy race with all tanks full, wallowed off into the morning fog, crashed in a field just beyond the runway and was killed instantly. In spite of all the fuel, there was no fire.
The Wedell-Williams Model 45 was a racing aircraft built in the United States in 1933. ... A full-scale replica Model 45, ... Photos of the Model 45 Racer
The Percival Mew Gull is a British racing aircraft of the 1930s. It is a small single-engined single-seat low-wing monoplane of wooden construction, normally powered by a six-cylinder de Havilland Gipsy Six piston engine. During the second half of the 1930s Mew Gulls dominated air-racing in the UK, consistently recorded the fastest times until ...