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This list of racing aircraft covers aircraft which have been designed or significantly ... Formula One Air Racing: RWD-6: Poland: 1930: Challenge International de ...
During his work on his 1930 movie Hell's Angels, Howard Hughes employed Glenn Odekirk to maintain the fleet of over 100 aircraft used in the production. The two men shared a common interest in aviation and hatched a plan to build a record-beating aircraft. The aircraft was given many names, but is commonly known as the H-1.
1930 National Air Races – Howard flew five firsts and two third-place finishes at 163 mph. Howard DGA-3 'Pete' at the 1930 National Air Races. Inset: Ben O. Howard. Photo from Aero Digest October,1930; 1930 Thompson Trophy race, third place. 1931 National Air Races – three second, one fourth, and one sixth-place finish.
The B-1 Racer was built in 1933 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, previously of Clover Field, Santa Monica, California. The B-1 was designed by Dean Holloway and was intended for competitive flying at the hands of Ralph Bushey.
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 Wedell-Williams Model 45 was a racing aircraft built in the United States in 1933. Design and development ... Photos of the Model 45 Racer
In the 1930 National Air Races, Quinby placed fourth in the 650 Cubic inch class at 142 mph. In the 1933 American Air Races , the aircraft was renamed the Folkerts SK-1, with modified lift struts and addition of wheel pants.
Maximum speed increased from 150 mph to 220 mph. Seven of the Specials were built by Monocoupe and three further aircraft were modified to a similar standard by homebuilders. [ 2 ] The last Model 110 Special to be completed in 1941 was N36Y "Little Butch", which re-entered the airshow circuit in 1946, powered by a 185 h.p. Warner Super Scarab ...