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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. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of racing ...
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]
Model name First flight Number built Type J-2 Cub: 1936 1,207 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane J-3 Cub: 1938 19,888 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane J-4 Cub Coupe: 1939 1,252 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane J-5 Cub Cruiser: 1940 1,507 Single-engined high-wing cabin monoplane P-1 Applegate Duck 1940 1 Amphibian: P-2 Cub ...
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.
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.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2009-10 (100th ed.). London: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2880-0. Jackson, Paul, ed. (2010). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2010-11 (101st ed.). London: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0710629166. Jackson, Paul, ed. (2011). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2011-12 (102nd ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey ...
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).