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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]
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.
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.
Proposed six-seat T-tailed aircraft family PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage: 1983 1,250 Six-seat pressurized single; production of 310P and 350P from 1983 thru 2014 PA-46 Matrix: 2008 215 Six-seat non-pressurized version of the PA-46 Malibu; introduced as a 2008 model PA-47 Piperjet: 2008 1 seating for 6 or 7 based on configuration PA-48 Enforcer: 1971 4
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The following reference sources, among many others, have been used to compile this list: Cheesman, E. F., ed. (1960). Fighter Aircraft of the 1914–1918 War.