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The proposal for Formula V has its roots in the 1964 Reno Air Races. [1] In 1969, Air racer, Steve Wittman presented at the Rockford air convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association specifications for a racing event based around aircraft powered with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine .
Data from Berliner General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 18 ft 2 in (5.54 m) Wingspan: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) Height: 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m) Wing area: 75 sq ft (7.0 m 2) (original square tips) Empty weight: 430 lb (195 kg) Gross weight: 700 lb (318 kg) Fuel capacity: 10.25 gallons Powerplant: 1 × 1600 Volkswagen air-cooled engine Performance Maximum speed: 143 kn (165 mph, 266 km/h) Stall speed ...
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.
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1931 Los Angeles Air Fiesta [17] Rider R-2: US: 1931: 1931 National Air Races [17] Rider R-3 Marcoux-Bromberg Special: US: 1933: 1935 Bendix Trophy [18] Rider R-5: US: 1936: National Air Races: Rider R-6: US: 1938: Greve Trophy: Rollason Beta: UK: 1967: Formula One Air Racing: RWD-6: Poland: 1930: Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 [2 ...
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The next era for Formula Super Vee started in 1978. The class introduced a new, water cooled, Volkswagen Rabbit engine replacing the old air cooled one. The SCCA club racing scene remained using the old engine. The SCCA dropped the class from its regional and national series, merging it into Formula Continental, but the professional series ...