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List Of Racing Aircraft
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. Racing aircraft , - , Aero A.200 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , 2 built for the Challenge International de Tourisme 1934 , - , Albatros L 69 , , Germany , , , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , 4 built, 2 as the L 69a. , - , Avro 539 , , UK , , , , 1919 , , Operational , , , , Schneider TrophyMeixner, 2012. , - , Bäumer Sausewind , , Germany , , , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , Deutsche Rundflug 1925 , - , Bell P-39 Airacobra , , US , , , , 1938 , , , , , , Bendix Trophy , - , Bell P-63 Kingcobra , , US , , , , 1942 , , , , , , Bendix Trophy , - , Bellanca 28-70 , , US , , , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , Never raced. , - , Bellanca 28-92 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 previously estimated time. History The first 'heavier-than-air' air race was held on 23 May 1909 in aviation, 1909 - the Prix de Lagatinerie, at the Port-Aviation aerodrome (often called "Juvisy Airfield") in Viry-Châtillon south of Paris, France. Four pilots entered the race, two started, but nobody completed the full race distance; though this was not unexpected, as the rules specified that whoever travelled furthest would be the winner if no-one completed the race. Léon Delagrange, who covered slightly more than half of the ten laps was declared the winner. Some other minor events were held before the ''Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne'' in 22–29 August 1909 at Reims, France, Reims, France. This was the first major intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-engine equal-span biplane, it was made from wood and metal with fabric covering. It had a conventional tailskid landing gear and the nose-mounted engine was a 510 hp (380 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI. Only one aircraft was built, registered G-EBMK, and it first flew at Filton Aerodrome on 5 May 1926. It was entered into the 1926 King's Cup Race but it forced-landed with a fuel feed problem. In 1927, the aircraft was rebuilt as the Type 99A with new wide-span tapered wings, a raised centre section and wide-chord interplane struts.Jackson 1973, page 309 It was powered by an uncowled (525 hp) (392 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI engine. It gained a certificate of airworthiness on 26 July 1927, but had a fatal crash at Filton two days later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dole Air Race
The Dole Air Race, also known as the Dole Derby, was an air race across the Pacific Ocean from Oakland, California, to Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii held in August 1927 that resulted in several deaths. There were eighteen official and unofficial entrants; of them fifteen officially drew for starting positions, and of those fifteen, two were disqualified, two withdrew, and three aircraft crashed resulting in three deaths before the race. Eight aircraft eventually started the race on August 16. Only two successfully arrived in Hawaii; ''Woolaroc'', a Travel Air 5000 piloted by Arthur C. Goebel and William V. Davis, arrived after a 26 hour, 15 minute flight, leading runner-up ''Aloha'' by two hours. Of the other six aircraft, two had crashed on takeoff, two were forced to return for repairs, and two went missing during the race (''Golden Eagle'' and ''Miss Doran''). One of the aircraft that was repaired took off again to search for the missing aircraft several days later but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 history Serial Number 1 In 1927, Inspired by Charles A. Lindbergh's successful trans-Atlantic flight, James D. Dole, the Hawaii pineapple magnate, put up a prize of $25,000 for the first fixed-wing aircraft to fly the from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Hawaii, and $10,000 for second place. Oakland built a 7,020 foot-long runway, which was the longest in the world at the time, in just 21 days to meet the Dole race start. Livingston Gilson Irving, (1895 –1983) was a decorated American World War I pilot who served in the 103d Aero Squadron, 3d Pursuit Group, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Bantheville, France. Irvine was the first contestant to enter the Dole Air Derby. The aircraft he chose to purchase for the attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 for an initial period of eight years, was a prize for long distance flight, and consisted of a bronze statue as a trophy (valued at 10,000 FF- French francs) and a money prize of 20,000 FF. The flying club of the winner also received a replica of the trophy if they did not already own one. Administration and determination of the exact conditions for each year were delegated to the Aéro-Club de France (AeCF). Attempts to win the prize could be made anywhere in the world where there was a flying club associated with the AeCF. At the same time, Prix d'Aviation Michelin was a special prize of 100,000 francs offered for a flight by an aircraft carrying a passenger, taking off from either the department of Seine or Seine-et-Oise, flying over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Aéro-Club de France, and later by Deutsch de la Meurthe's daughter Suzanne. First Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe Announced in 1906, the first Deutsch de la Meurthe competition was a speed trial intended for all powered aircraft over a distance of 200 kilometres, to be flown as an outward leg of 100 km followed by a return to the starting point. The flight had to be made between 1 March and 31 October, and the performance was recognized only if the previous best performance was surpassed by at least 10%. A bonus of 20,000 francs was awarded each year for the best performance that had remained unsurpassed for eight months. The Coupe (cup), an objet d'art valued at 10,000 francs, was to be given to the first aircraft builder who won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1911 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Leblanc had previously set a world speed record of on 12 June 1911 at the eliminating trial for the French Gordon Bennett entrant. Design and development The Blériot XXIII was a shoulder-wing monoplane with a fully covered square-section fuselage with a down-curved appearance and extremely narrow chord wings. After it was apparent that the aircraft was some five seconds a lap slower than the Nieuport II being flown by Charles Weymann, Blériot altered both machines by shortening the wings, reducing the span to around 5.2 m (17 ft). The result was described by C. G. Grey, editor of '' The Aeroplane'', as looking "more like the latter half of a dogfish with a couple of visiting cards stuck on it than anything else". Gustav Hamel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Bennett Trophy (aeroplanes)
The Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy is an international airplane racing trophy that was awarded by James Gordon Bennett Jr., the American owner and publisher of the '' New York Herald'' newspaper. The trophy is one of three Gordon Bennett awards: Bennett was also the sponsor of an automobile race and a ballooning competition. The terms of the trophy competition were the same as those of the Schneider Trophy: each race was hosted by the nation which had won the preceding race, and the trophy would be won outright by the nation whose team won the race three times in succession. Accordingly, after Joseph Sadi-Lecointe's victory in 1920 the trophy became the permanent possession of the Aéro-Club de France. History Following the success of the Gordon Bennett balloon competition, which had become the most important competition for the sport, Gordon Bennett announced a competition for powered aircraft in December 1908, commissioning a trophy from André Aucoc, the sculptor who ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is a French aircraft from the Aviation in the pioneer era, 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 famous accomplishments of the pioneer era of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in history but also assured the future of his aircraft manufacturing business. The event caused a major reappraisal of the importance of aviation; the English newspaper ''The Daily Express'' led its story of the flight with the headline "Britain is no longer an Island." The aircraft was produced in both single- and two-seat versions, powered by several different engines, and was widely used for competition and training purposes. Military versions were bought by many countries, continuing in service until after the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Two restored examples – one in the United Kingdom and one in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
