This list of racing aircraft covers aircraft which have been designed or significantly modified to take part in

air race 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 prev ...

s. It does not include minimally modified aircraft which were not built for racing, even if they have taken part in races.

Racing aircraft

, - , Aero A.200 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , 2 built for the

Challenge International de Tourisme 1934 The Challenge 1934 was the fourth and last Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, FAI International Tourist Plane Contest (french: Challenge International de Tourisme), that took place between August 28 and September 16, 1934, in Warsaw, Poland. ...

, - , Albatros L 69 , , Germany , , , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , 4 built, 2 as the L 69a. , - , Avro 539 , , UK , , , , 1919 , , Operational , , , ,

Schneider Trophy The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, also known as the Schneider Trophy, Schneider Prize or (incorrectly) the Schneider Cup is a trophy that was awarded annually (and later, biennially) to the winner of a race for seaplanes and flying ...

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Bäumer Sausewind The Bäumer B II "Sausewind" was a light sports tandem two-seat wooden cantilever monoplane. It was built by German aviation company Bäumer Aero GmbH, based at Hamburg Airport. Specifications References *Hallion, Richard P.Airplanes tha ...

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Bell P-39 Airacobra The Bell P-39 Airacobra is a fighter produced by Bell Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was one of the principal American fighters in service when the United States entered combat. The P-39 was used by the ...

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Bendix Trophy The Bendix Trophy is a U.S. air racing, aeronautical racing trophy. The transcontinental, point-to-point race, sponsored by industrialist Vincent Hugo Bendix, Vincent Bendix founder of Bendix Corporation, began in 1931 as part of the National Ai ...

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Bellanca 28-70 The Bellanca 28-70 was a long-range air racer designed for James Fitzmaurice, Irish pioneer aviator, who christened it ''Irish Swoop''. Although it was built in time for the 1934 MacRobertson Race from England to Australia, it was never destined ...

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Bernard H.V.40 The Bernard H.V.40 was a racing seaplane designed by Société des Avions Bernard ''Société des Avions Bernard'' (french: Bernard Aircraft Company) was a French aircraft manufacturer of the early 20th century. History The company was foun ...

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Bernard H.V.41 The Bernard H.V.41 was a Air racing, racing seaplane designed by Société des Avions Bernard for the French government to compete in the 1929 Schneider Trophy. Design and development The H.V.41 and Bernard H.V.40, H.V.40 were two designs ordere ...

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Bernard H.V.42 The Bernard H.V.42 was a Air racing, racing seaplane designed by Société des Avions Bernard for the French government for use of the French Schneider Trophy team. Design and development Three H.V.42s were ordered by the French government for u ...

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Beaumont Cup The Beaumont Cup was a Trinidadian first-class cricket competition which regional sides competed for, the matches taking place over three days. History The competition began in 1925–26, when Rolland Beaumont, the South African Test player who ...

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Bernard H.V.220 The Bernard H.V.220 was a 1930s France, French Air racing, racing seaplane and the last attempt by Société des Avions Bernard, Bernard compete in the Schneider Trophy race. Delays caused by engine problems meant the aircraft was abandoned and n ...

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BFW M.23 The BFW M.23, sometimes known as the Messerschmitt M 23, was a 1920s two-seat sporting aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt, and produced by ''Bayerische Flugzeugwerke'' (BFW). Examples won several prestigious races in 1929 and 1930. Develo ...

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Blackburn Pellet The Blackburn Pellet was a single-engined, single-seater biplane flying boat designed as a contender for the 1923 Schneider Trophy competition. It was destroyed while taking off for the trials of the contest. Development The 1923 Schneider T ...

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Blériot XI The Blériot XI is a French aircraft of the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909. This is one of the most fam ...

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Blériot XXIII The Blériot XXIII was a racing monoplane produced in 1911 by Blériot Aéronautique. Two were built, both of which were flown in the 1911 Gordon Bennett Trophy competition at Eastchurch; one, flown by Alfred Leblanc, achieving second place. Lebl ...

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Blériot XXVII The Bleriot XXVII was a middle-wing, single-seat racing aircraft designed by Louis Bleriot. Specifications References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bleriot XXVII Single-engined tractor aircraft Racing aircraft Rotary-engined aircraft Blériot aircra ...

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Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe The Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe was an international aeronautical speed competition instituted on 25 August 1909 by the French oil magnate Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe. The race was reinstated three times through the years at the initiative of the ...

, - , Blériot-SPAD S.61 , , France , , , , 1923 , , , , , ,

Coupe Michelin The Michelin Cup refers to a number of competitions sponsored by the French tyre manufacturer Michelin for long distance flight made in aeroplanes. The first Michelin prize was announced in March 1908. The principal prize, to be awarded annually ...

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Breese-Wilde Model 5 The Breese-Wilde 5 is a custom-built high-wing monoplane that was produced for and used in the Dole Air Derby of 1927. Design The aircraft were conventional geared high-wing aircraft, powered with a Wright Whirlwind J-5 engine. Operational h ...

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Dole Air Race The Dole Air Race, also known as the Dole Derby, was a deadly air race across the Pacific Ocean from Oakland, California to Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii held in August 1927. There were eighteen official and unofficial entrants; fifteen of ...

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Bristol Badminton __NOTOC__ The Bristol Type 99 Badminton was a 1920s British single-seat racing biplane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company and designed by F.S. Barnwell.Jackson 1973, page 308 Design and development The Badminton was a single-seat single-en ...

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King's Cup Race The King's Cup air race is a British handicapped cross-country event, which has taken place annually since 1922. It is run by the Royal Aero Club Records Racing and Rally Association. The King's Cup is one of the most prestigious prizes of the ...

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Bristol Racer The Bristol Type 72 Racer was a British Air racing, racing monoplane designed by Wilfrid Thomas Reid and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton, England.Jackson 1973, page 307 Background The Bristol Racer was built to demonstrate the ...

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Brown B-1 Racer The Brown B-1 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft of the 1930s. Design and development The B-1 Racer was built in 1933 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, previ ...

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Brown B-2 Racer The Brown B-2 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft built in 1934. Design and development The B-2 Racer was built in 1934 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, pre ...

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Brown B-3 The Brown B-3 was a 1930s American single-seat touring monoplane and air racer built by the Lawrence Brown Aircraft Company. Only one aircraft was built. Design and development The B-3 was based on earlier B-2 ''Miss Los Angeles'' single-sea ...

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Bugatti Model 100 The Bugatti Model 100 was a purpose built air racer designed to compete in the 1939 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race. The aircraft was not completed by the September 1939 deadline and was put in storage prior to the German invasion of France. ...

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CAMS 36 __NOTOC__ The CAMS 36 was a 1920s French flying boat designed and built by Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine. It was originally conceived as a single-seat fighter but evolved as a racer to compete in the 1922 Schneider Trophy race. Lack of f ...

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, - , Caproni Bergamaschi PL.3 , , Italy , , , , 1934 , , , , , , MacRobertson Trophy , - , Cassutt Special , , US , , , , 1954 , , , , , ,

Formula One Air Racing Formula One Air Racing is an American motorsport that involves small aircraft using engines up to in displacement. Racers can reach speeds over 200 mph. History Formula One air racing is sanctioned by the International Aeronautics Fede ...

, - , Caudron C.190 , , France , , , , 1929 , , , , , ,

Challenge International de Tourisme 1929 The Challenge 1929 was the first FAI International Tourist Plane Contest (french: Challenge International de Tourisme), that took place between August 4 and August 16, 1929 in Paris, France. Four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation ...

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, - , Cessna CR-2/GC-2 , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , ,

Omaha Air Races Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska, Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. List of ...

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Cessna CR-3 The Cessna CR-3 was a follow on racing aircraft to the Cessna CR-2 that raced in the 1932 National Air Races. Development The CR-3 was ordered by air racer Johnny Livingston in response to the performance he saw when competing against the Cessna ...

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Cessna GC-1 The Cessna GC-1 was an air racer built to compete in the Cirrus All American Air Derby in 1930. Design and development Cessna built the GC-1 for Blackwell Aviation to compete for a $25,000 prize in the 1930 Cirrus All American Air Derby. Blackw ...

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Chester Goon The Chester Goon aka The Chester Special #2 was a single-engine taildragger-configuration monoplane racer built for the 1938 National Air Races. Design and development Art Chester followed on his successful air racer the " Jeep"" with the Goon ...

, , US , , , , 1938 , , , , , , National Air Races , - , Church Midwing JC-1 , , US , , , , 1928 , , , , , , National Air Races , - , Command-Aire Little Rocket , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Cirrus Air Derby , - , Condor Shoestring , , US , , , , 1949 , , , , , ,

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Curtiss No. 2 Curtiss at the controls of the Reims Racer The Curtiss No. 2, often known as the Reims Racer, was a racing aircraft built in the United States by Glenn Curtiss in 1909 to contest the Gordon Bennett Cup air race in Reims, France that year. Desi ...

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Curtiss R3C The Curtiss R3C is an American racing aircraft built in landplane and floatplane form. It was a single-seat biplane built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The R3C-1Also given the "paper" designation F3C as fighters in the US Navy desig ...

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Pulitzer Trophy The National Air Races (also known as Pulitzer Trophy Races) are a series of pylon and cross-country races that have taken place in the United States since 1920. The science of aviation, and the speed and reliability of aircraft and engines grew ...

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Curtiss CR-3 Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1909 – 1929) was an American aircraft manufacturer originally founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and Augustus Moore Herring in Hammondsport, New York. After significant commercial success in its first decades ...

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Flight airspeed record An air speed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. The rules for all official aviation records are defined by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), which also ratifies any claims. Speed records ...

, - , Curtiss F6C-6 , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Variant modified for racing. Won the Curtiss Marine Trophy. , - , Curtiss XF6C-6 , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , , F6C-6 converted to monoplane for Thompson Trophy. , - , Crosby CR-3 , , US , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - , Crosby CR-4 , , US , , , , 1938 , , , , , ,

Greve Trophy Greve may refer to: Places * Greve (surname), includes a list of people with the name * Grevë, a village in Albania * Greve in Chianti, a town in Tuscany, Italy, at the center of the Chianti wine region * Greve Lake, Chile * Greve Municipality, ...

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Darmstadt D-18 The Darmstadt D-18 was a German light sports aircraft that was designed and built in the late-1920s by the Akaflieg Darmstadt of the Technische Universität Darmstadt. Design and development The aircraft was designed by F. Fecher and students in ...

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Darmstadt D-22 The Darmstadt D-22 was a sports-plane of Germany, designed and built by Akaflieg of Technische Universität Darmstadt. Design and development The aircraft was designed by F. Fecher in the Akaflieg (academic group of flyers) of Technische Univer ...

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Dayton-Wright RB-1 Racer The Dayton-Wright RB-1 (Rinehart Howard Max Rinehart, flight instructor and later, aeronautical engineer.Baumann Milton C. Baumann, a US Army officer who was an aeronautical engineer during WW1. model one), also known simply as the Dayton-Wright ...

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MacRobertson Air Race The MacRobertson Trophy Air Race (also known as the London to Melbourne Air Race) took place in October 1934 as part of the Melbourne Centenary celebrations. The race was devised by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Gengoult Smith, and th ...

, - , de Havilland T.K.2 , , UK , , , , 1935 , , , , , , Heston-Cardiff race , - ,

de Havilland T.K.4 The de Havilland T.K.4 was a 1930s British single-seat racing monoplane designed and built by students of the de Havilland Technical School. Design and development The T.K.4 was built by students at Stag Lane Aerodrome in 1937 with the aim o ...

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Goodyear Trophy Goodyear may relate to: Companies * Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company * Goodyear Redwood Company, foresting company operated from 1916 to 1932 * Edward Goodyear, a florist company in London, England * Charles W. Goodyear, Goodyear Lumber Company, ...

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Deperdussin 1912 Racing Monoplane The Deperdussin 1912 Racing Monoplane was a French aircraft built by Société de Production des Aéroplanes Deperdussin especially for racing. It is notable for being the first aircraft to exceed in level flight. Design and development The D ...

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Deperdussin Coupe Schneider The Deperdussin Coupe Schneider was an early racing aircraft built in 1913 by the Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and reorganized as the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés ( SPAD) in 1913. The ai ...

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Deperdussin Monocoque The Deperdussin Monocoque was an early racing aircraft built in 1912 by the Aéroplanes Deperdussin, a French aircraft manufacturer started in 1911 and reorganized as the Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés ( SPAD) in 1913. It is so nam ...

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Farman F.370 __NOTOC__ The Farman F.370 was a French single-seat racing monoplane designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works Farman Aviation Works (french: Avions Farman) was a French aircraft company founded and run by the brothers Richard, Henri, ...

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Farman F.380 __NOTOC__ The Farman F.380 was a French single-seat racing monoplane designed and built by the Farman Aviation Works for air racing. Development The F.380 was a low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1933. It was similar but smaller than the conte ...

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Fiat BR.20 Cicogna The Fiat BR.20 ''Cicogna'' (Italian: " stork") was a low-wing twin-engine medium bomber that was developed and manufactured by Italian aircraft company Fiat. It holds the distinction of being the first all-metal Italian bomber to enter service;B ...

, , Italy , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Istres-Damascus-Paris Air RaceLembo 2003, p. 8-26. , - , Fiat C.29 , , Italy , , , , 1929 , , , , , ,

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Flagg F-15 San Diego Flaggship Flagg may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Flagg, Derbyshire, a village in the English Peak District. United States * Flagg, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Flagg Township, Ogle County, Illinois * Flagg, Oregon, an unincorporated communit ...

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Gloster II The Gloster II was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s. A single-engined biplane, two were built to compete in the 1924 Schneider Trophy air race. However the crash of the first prototype during testing meant that it could not be made re ...

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Gloster III The Gloster III was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s intended to compete for the Schneider Trophy air race. A single-engined, single-seat biplane, two were built, with one finishing second in the 1925 race. Design and development In 19 ...

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Gloster IV The Gloster IV was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s. A single-engined biplane, the Gloster IV was a development of the earlier Gloster III intended to compete in the 1927 Schneider Trophy race. One aircraft competed in the race, but re ...

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Goodyear F2G Corsair The Goodyear F2G Corsair, often referred to as the "Super Corsair", is a development by the Goodyear Aircraft Company of the Vought F4U Corsair fighter aircraft. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cyli ...

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Reno Air Races The Reno Air Races, officially known as the STIHL National Championship Air Races from 2016, is a multi-day event tailored to the aviation community that takes place each September at the Reno Stead Airport a few miles north of Reno, Nevada. ...

, - , Granville Gee Bee Sportster (X, B, C, D, E, F) , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Cirrus Air Derby , - , Granville Gee Bee Model Y Senior Sportster , , US , , , , 1931 , , , , , , 1933 Chicago International Races , - , Granville Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster , , US , , , , 1931 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - ,

Granville Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special-purpose racing aircraft made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts at the now-abandoned Springfield Airport. ''Gee Bee'' stands for Granville Brothers. Design and devel ...

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Granville Gee Bee R-6 The Granville Gee Bee R-6 International Super Sportster, named "Q.E.D." (latin: ''quod erat demonstrandum'' "it is proven"), and later named "''Conquistador del Cielo''" (Spanish: "sky conqueror"), was the last in a series of racing and touring ...

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Grumman F8F Bearcat The Grumman F8F Bearcat is an American single-engine carrier-based fighter aircraft introduced in late World War II. It served during the mid-20th century in the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the air forces of other n ...

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Hawker Sea Fury The Hawker Sea Fury is a British fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by Hawker Aircraft. It was the last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, and one of the fastest production single reciprocating engine aircraft e ...

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, - , Hawks Miller HM-1 , , US , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - ,

Heath Baby Bullet The Heath Baby Bullet was a racing aircraft built during the interwar period. Design and development The Baby Bullet started as a single place, mid-winged, open cockpit, conventional landing gear equipped aircraft. A Bristol Cherub engine was f ...

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Heinkel He 64 The Heinkel He 64 was a sports plane built in Germany in 1933 to participate in the touring plane championships that year, designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter. Development The He 64 was a sleek, low-wing monoplane of conventional configura ...

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Howard DGA-3 The Howard DGA-3 "Pete", a.k.a. "Damned Good Airplane – 3", "Baker Special", and "Little Audrey" was the third aircraft built by Ben Howard, and the first in a series of racing aircraft. Howard claimed that the aircraft was so fast from his use ...

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Howard DGA-4 The Howard DGA-4 a.k.a. Mike, and DGA-5 a.k.a. Ike and "Miss Chevrolet" was the next in a series of Air racing, racers from Ben Howard (aviator), Ben Howard. He built two examples, "Mike" and "Ike", each with a different landing gear design. Des ...

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Howard DGA-6 The Howard DGA-6 was a pioneer racing plane, nicknamed "Mister Mulligan". It was the only airplane ever designed for the specific purpose of winning the Bendix Trophy. The plane was designed and developed by Ben Howard and Gordon Israel, who late ...

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Hughes H-1 Racer The Hughes H-1 Racer is a racing aircraft built by Hughes Aircraft in 1935. It set a world airspeed record and a transcontinental speed record across the United States. The H-1 Racer was the last aircraft built by a private individual to set the ...

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Israel Redhead Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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Laird Speedwing Laird () is the owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate. In the traditional Scottish order of precedence, a laird ranked below a baron and above a gentleman. This rank was held only by those lairds holding official recognition in ...

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Laird Super Solution The Laird LC-DW300 and LC-DW500 Super Solution aka "Sky Buzzard" was a racing biplane built in the early 1930s by Matty Laird for the Cleveland Speed Foundation, Laird was already famous in the air racing circuit. It had a large radial engine ...

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, - , Laird-Turner Meteor LTR-14 , , US , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - ,

Letov Š-8 The Letov Š-8 was a Czech racing aircraft designed by Alois Šmolik. The aircraft was wooden-built, mostly fabric covered, with tail-skid undercarriage and was powered by a Napier Lion The Napier Lion is a 12-cylinder, petrol-fueled 'broad ...

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Lockheed Vega The Lockheed Vega is an American five- to seven-seat high-wing monoplane airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation starting in 1927. It became famous for its use by a number of record-breaking pilots who were attracted to the rugged and very l ...

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps by the Lockheed Corporation, the P-38 incorporated a distinctive twi ...

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, - , Loose Special , , US , , , , 1933 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - ,

Martinsyde Semiquaver The Martinsyde Semiquaver was a British single-seat racing biplane built by Martinsyde in 1920. It won the 1920 Aerial Derby and was entered for the 1920 Gordon Bennett Trophy, but did not finish the course. In 1921 the fuselage was used as ...

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Macchi M.39 The Macchi M.39 was a racing seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Aeronautica Macchi in 1925–26. An M.39 piloted by Major Mario de Bernardi (1893–1959) won the 1926 Schneider Trophy, and the type also set world speed ...

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Macchi M.52 The Macchi M.52 was an Italian racing seaplane designed and built by Macchi for the 1927 Schneider Trophy race. The M.52 and a later variant, the M.52bis or M.52R, both set world speed records for seaplanes. Design and development M.52 Mario C ...

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Macchi M.C.72 The Macchi M.C. 72 is an experimental seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Macchi Aeronautica. The M.C. 72 held the world speed record for all aircraft for five years. In 1933 and 1934 it set world speed records for pisto ...

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War an ...

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Messerschmitt Bf 209 The first Messerschmitt Me 209 was a single-engine racing aircraft which was designed for and succeeded at breaking speed records. This Me 209 was a completely new aircraft whose designation was used by Messerschmitt as a propaganda tool. Al ...

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Monnett Sonerai The Sonerai is a small, VW-powered homebuilt aircraft,"The Sonerai I,"
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Formula V Air Racing Formula V Air Racing is an American motorsport that involves small aircraft using engines up to in displacement. History The proposal for Formula V has its roots in the 1964 Reno Air Races. In 1969, Air racer, Steve Wittman presented at the ...

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Monocoupe 110 Special The Monocoupe 110 Special was a United States sporting and racing aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. Development The Monocoupe 110 was developed from the Monocoupe 90 using the higher-powered 110 h.p. Warner Scarab radial engine housed in a cow ...

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Morane-Saulnier G The Morane-Saulnier G was a two-seat sport and racing monoplane produced in France before the First World War.Taylor 1989, 648"The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft", 2539 It was a development of the racing monoplanes designed by Léon Morane a ...

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Morane-Saulnier H The Morane-Saulnier H was an early aircraft first flown in France in the months immediately preceding the First World War; it was a single-seat derivative of the successful Morane-Saulnier G with a slightly reduced wingspanTaylor 1989, p.648"The ...

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Cleveland Air Race Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

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Napier-Heston Racer The Napier-Heston Racer, also referred to as the Heston Type 5 Racer or Heston High Speed Aircraft J.5, Clare 1976, p. 426. was a 1940s British single-seat racing monoplane first conceived by D. Napier and Son Ltd., and built by the Heston Airc ...

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Navy-Wright NW The Navy-Wright NW series, also called the Mystery Racer were racing aircraft built by Wright Aeronautical Corporation at the request of the US Navy. Although innovative, both prototype racers were lost before achieving their true potential. De ...

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Nieuport II The Nieuport II was a mid-wing monoplane racing or sport aircraft built by the Société Anonyme des Établissements Nieuport between 1910 and 1914 and was noted for its high performance using a small twin-cylinder engine, and winning many ra ...

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Nieuport-Delage NiD 29 The Nieuport-Delage NiD.29 was a French single-seat biplane fighter (C.I category) designed and built by Nieuport-Delage for the French Air Force. Design and development The prototype NiD.29 was an equal-span biplane with ailerons on both u ...

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Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplan The Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplans were a series of 1920s French racing monoplanes built by Nieuport-Delage. It established a world air speed record in 1923. Development The Sesquiplane first appeared in 1921, a development of the Nieuport 31 fig ...

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Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 __NOTOC__ The Nieuport-Delage NiD 42 was a fighter aircraft built in France in the early 1920s, the first in a family of designs that would form the backbone of the French fighter force over the next decade.Taylor 1989, p. 698.''The Illustrated E ...

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North American P-51 Mustang The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter aircraft, fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team ...

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North American T-6 Texan The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces ...

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Northrop Gamma The Northrop Gamma was a single-engine all-metal monoplane cargo aircraft used in the 1930s. Towards the end of its service life, it was developed into the A-17 light bomber. Design and development The Gamma was a further development of the su ...

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Pearson Williams Mr. Smoothie Pearson may refer to: Organizations Education * Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada *Pearson College (UK), London, owned by Pearson PLC * Lester B. Pearson High School (disambiguation) Companies * Pearson PLC, a UK-based ...

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Precious Metal Precious metals are rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical elements of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals tend to be less reactive than most elements (see noble metal). They are usually ductile and have a high lustre. ...

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Percival Mew Gull The Percival Mew Gull was a British racing aircraft of the 1930s. It was a small, single-engine, single-seat, low-wing monoplane of wooden construction, normally powered by a six-cylinder de Havilland Gipsy Six piston engine. During its racin ...

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Potez 53 The Potez 53 was a French low-wing enclosed cockpit single-seat cantilever monoplane racing aircraft built by Potez to specifically to compete in the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe race, which it won outright.Taylor 1989, p. 748."Coupe Deutsch ...

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Rider R-1 Rider or Riders may refer to: People * Daniel Rider (1938–2008), American mathematician * Fremont Rider (1885–1962), American writer and librarian * George Rider (1890–1979), American college sports coach and administrator * H. Rider Hagga ...

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Rider R-3 Rider or Riders may refer to: People * Daniel Rider (1938–2008), American mathematician * Fremont Rider (1885–1962), American writer and librarian * George Rider (1890–1979), American college sports coach and administrator * H. Rider Hagga ...

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Rider R-5 The Rider-Elmendorf R-5 Jackrabbit is an aircraft designed and built to compete in the National Air Races. Development Keith Rider developed the R-4 Firecracker and R-5 at the same time to compete in the 1936 racing season. Design The R-5 is a ...

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Rider R-6 The Rider R-6 was the last of the Keith Rider designed racing aircraft of the 1930s. Development The R-6 eightball had smooth plywood skins painted light blue with a large eight ball on each side. The actual racing number for the aircraft was 18 ...

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RWD-6 The RWD 6 was a Polish sports plane of 1932, constructed by the RWD team. It was a winner of the Challenge 1932 international tourist aircraft contest. Development The aircraft was designed specially for the purpose of competing in the internati ...

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Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 The International Touring Competition in 1930 (french: Challenge International de Tourisme) was the second FAI international touring aircraft contest, that took place between July 18 and August 8, 1930 in Berlin, Germany. Four Challenges, from 1929 ...

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RWD-9 The RWD 9 was a Polish sports plane of 1934, constructed by the RWD team. Development The aircraft was a further development of the RWD 6 - the winner of the ''IIIrd Challenge de Tourisme International'' Challenge 1932 international tourist airc ...

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Savoia-Marchetti S.65 The Savoia-Marchetti S.65 was an Italian racing seaplane built for the 1929 Schneider Trophy race. Design and development The S.65 was a single-seat twin-engine floatplane of low-wing monoplane configuration with two floats. Its tailplane was s ...

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Savoia-Marchetti S.79 The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 ''Sparviero'' (Italian for sparrowhawk) was a three-engined Italian medium bomber developed and manufactured by aviation company Savoia-Marchetti. It may be the best-known Italian aeroplane of the Second World War. Th ...

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Sharp Nemesis The Sharp DR 90 Nemesis is a Formula One Air Racing, Formula One racing aircraft designed by Jon Sharp and built at the Mojave Airport by the Nemesis Air Racing Team. The aircraft is powered by a modified Continental O-200 piston engine. The Ne ...

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Sharp Nemesis NXT The Sharp Nemesis NXT (which stands for "Neoteric experimental Technology") is a sport-class kit-built aircraft, designed for air racing. It was designed by Nemesis Air Racing's president Jon Sharp, as a follow-on to their Sharp Nemesis. It is ...

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Short Crusader The Short Crusader also called the Short-Bristow Crusader and Short-Bristol Crusader was a British racing seaplane of the 1920s, built by Short Brothers to compete in the 1927 Schneider Trophy race. Background Although inline engines had a cle ...

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SIAI S.51 The SIAI S.51, Savoia Marchetti S.51 or Savoia S.51 was an Italian racing flying boat built by SIAI for the 1922 Schneider Trophy race. Design and development The S.51 was a single-seat sesquiplane flying boat. Its 224- kilowatt (300-horsepow ...

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Sopwith Tabloid The Sopwith Tabloid and Sopwith Schneider (floatplane) were British biplanes, originally designed as sports aircraft and later adapted for military use. They were among the first successful types to be built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. The ...

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Supermarine S.6B The Supermarine S.6B is a British racing seaplane developed by R.J. Mitchell for the Supermarine company to take part in the Schneider Trophy competition of 1931. The S.6B marked the culmination of Mitchell's quest to "perfect the design of th ...

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Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Grif ...

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Travel Air 5000 The Travel Air 5000 was an early high-wing monoplane airliner and racing monoplane designed by Clyde Cessna and is chiefly remembered for being the winner of the disastrous Dole Air Race from California to Hawaii. Design and development Cessna ...

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Travel Air Type R Mystery Ship The Type R "Mystery Ships" were a series of wire-braced, low-wing racing airplanes built by the Travel Air company in the late 1920s and early 1930s. They were so called, because the first three aircraft of the series (R614K, R613K, B11D) were bui ...

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Verville-Packard R-1 Racer The Verville-Packard R-1 Racer was a military racing aircraft that was modified from Alfred V. Verville's previous Verville VCP-1 design. The R-1 is sometimes known also as the Verville-Packard VCP-R or the Verville-Packard 600. The R-1 was ...

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Verville-Sperry R-3 Racer __NOTOC__ The Verville-Sperry R-3 Racer was a cantilever wing monoplane with a streamlined fuselage and the second aircraft with fully retractable landing gear, the first being the Dayton-Wright RB-1 Racer. In 1961, the R-3 racer was identified a ...

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Vought F4U Corsair The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production contracts ...

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Wedell-Williams Model 22 The Wedell-Williams Model 22 was a racing aircraft, two examples of which were built in the United States in the early 1930s by the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation. It was one of three early projects by aircraft designer Jimmy Wedell to c ...

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Wedell-Williams Model 44 The Wedell-Williams Model 44 is a racing aircraft, four examples of which were built in the United States in the early 1930s by the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation. It began as a rebuilding of the partnership's successful ''We-Will'' 1929 ...

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Wedell-Williams Model 45 The Wedell-Williams Model 45 was a racing aircraft built in the United States in 1933. Design and development The Model 45 was a development of designer James Wedell's earlier Model 44 and was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with tailwheel unde ...

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Williams W-17 Stinger The Williams W-17 Stinger is an American homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt racing aircraft that was designed for Formula One Air Racing by Art Williams and produced by his company, Williams Aircraft Design of Northridge, California, introduced in 1 ...

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Wittman D-12 Bonzo The Wittman D-12 "Bonzo" was an air racer designed by Steve Wittman for the Thompson Trophy races. The aircraft's top speed of made it faster than any United States military aircraft of the era. Development Wittman purchased a Curtiss D-12 engin ...

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Wittman V-Witt The Wittman V-Witt also called Witts V and Witt's VeePlane and Pilot: ''1978 Aircraft Directory'', page 160. Werner & Werner Corp, Santa Monica CA, 1977. is single-engine tube-and-fabric construction aircraft specifically made for Formula V Air ...

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Wright Model R The Wright Model R was a single-seat biplane built by the Wright Company in Dayton, Ohio, in 1910. Also known as the Roadster or the Baby Wright, it was designed for speed and altitude competitions. Design The Wright Model R was derived from the ...

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