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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.
Pages in category "Racing aircraft" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total. ... Military Aircraft HM-1; Miller-Bohannon JM-2 Special;
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. [1]
The 1932 R-2 was identical to the 1932 R-1 except that it used a smaller 550 hp (410 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior (R-985) nine cylinder radial powerplant, with a narrower engine cowling, as the aircraft was intended primarily as a cross-country racer with a larger fuel capacity of 302 US gal (1,140 L; 251 imp gal) to increase the distance ...
First aircraft to cross the Atlantic, making numerous stops along the way. Curtiss No. 1, also known as Gold Bug and Golden Flyer: Experimental 1909 Glenn Curtiss flew the aircraft to win the Scientific American trophy. Curtiss No. 2, also known as the Reims Racer: Experimental 1909-1910 Curtiss won the Gordon Bennett Cup air race in 1909. Dago Red
The registration often denotes the aircraft type and maker. Some examples: HB-Axx two-engined aircraft from 5.7 to 15 tons, Aircraft over 15 tons due to shortage of Jxx. HB-Bxx balloons; HB-Cxx single-engined Cessnas under 5.7 tons; HB-Dxx and HB-Kxx other single-engined aircraft under 5.7 tons; HB-Fxx Swiss-produced aircraft like PC-6 and PC-12
1 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane P-5 1944 1 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane, also known as J-3X PT-1 Trainer: 1942 1 Two-seats in tandem, low-wing monoplane PWA-1 Skycoupe: 1943 1 Two-seat low wing twin-boom monoplane, later became PA-7 PWA-8 Cub Cycle: 1944 1 Single-seat, mid-wing single-engine monoplane LBP: 1945 3
The aircraft was given many names, but is commonly known as the H-1. It was the first aircraft type produced by the Hughes Aircraft company. Design studies began in 1934 with an exacting scale model (over two feet in length) that was tested in the California Institute of Technology wind tunnel, revealing a speed potential of 365 mph (587 km/h).