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

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Aero A.200 The Aero A.200 was a sportsplane of Czechoslovakia, designed and built specifically to compete in Challenge 1934, the European touring plane championships. It was a four-seater low-wing monoplane. Operational service Flown in competition by Já ...

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Challenge International de Tourisme 1934 The Challenge 1934 was the fourth and last FAI International Tourist Plane Contest (french: Challenge International de Tourisme), that took place between August 28 and September 16, 1934, in Warsaw, Poland. The four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, ...

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Albatros L 69 The Albatros L 69 was a two-seat Germany, German parasol monoplane racing and training aircraft of 1925. It was a single-Piston engine, engine Parasol wing, parasol-wing monoplane of conventional configuration that seated the Aviator, pilot and p ...

, , Germany , , , , 1925 , , Operational , , , , 4 built, 2 as the L 69a. , - , Avro 539 , , UK , , , , 1919 , , Operational , , , , Schneider TrophyMeixner, 2012. , - ,

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 th ...

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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 t ...

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Bell P-63 Kingcobra The Bell P-63 Kingcobra is an American fighter aircraft that was developed by Bell Aircraft during World War II. Based on the preceding Bell P-39 Airacobra, the P-63's design incorporated suggestions from P-39 pilots and was superior to its p ...

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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 destine ...

, , US , , , , 1934 , , Operational , , , , Never raced. , - , Bellanca 28-92 , , US , , , , 1937 , , Operational , , , , 1939 Bendix Trophy. , - , Bernard H.V.40 , , France , , , , 1931 , , Operational , , , , Never raced. , - , Bernard H.V.41 , , France , , , , 1929 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Bernard H.V.42 , , France , , , , 1931 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Bernard SIMB V.1 , , France , , , , 1924 , , , , , ,

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 ...

, - , Bernard H.V.120 , , France , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Bernard H.V.220 , , France , , , , , , Project , , , , , - , BFW M.23 , , Germany , , , , 1928 , , , , , , OstpreussenflugM.D., 1930, pp 227-237 , - , BFW M.29 , , Germany , , , , 1932 , , , , , , Challenge International de Tourisme 1932 , - ,

Blackburn Lincock The Blackburn F.2 Lincock was a British single-seat lightweight fighter produced by Blackburn Aircraft Limited. Design and development In 1928 Blackburn designed and built a private venture lightweight biplane fighter powered by an Armstrong S ...

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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 fa ...

, , France , , , , 1909 , , , , , , Gordon Bennett Trophy , - , Blériot XXIII , , France , , , , 1911 , , , , , , Gordon Bennett Trophy , - , Blériot XXVII , , France , , , , 1911 , , , , , , , - , Blériot-SPAD S.26 , , France , , , , 1919 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Blériot-SPAD S.58 , , France , , , , 1922 , , , , , , Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe , - , 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 f ...

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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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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 ...

, - , Bristol Racer , , UK , , , , 1922 , , , , , , Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe , - , Brown B-1 Racer , , US , , , , 1933 , , , , , ,

National Air Races 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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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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Flight for Freedom ''Flight for Freedom'' (also known as ''Stand to Die'') is a 1943 American drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray and Herbert Marshall. Film historians and Earhart scholars consider ''Flight for Freedom ...

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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 France, 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. Lac ...

, , France , , , , 1922 , , , , , , Built for Schneider Trophy but did not compete. , - , CAMS 38 , , France , , , , 1923 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Caproni Bergamaschi PL.3 , , Italy , , , , 1934 , , , , , , MacRobertson Trophy , - ,

Cassutt Special The Cassutt Special is a single-seat sport and racing aircraft designed in the United States in 1951 for Formula One air races. Plans are still available for homebuilding. Designed by ex-TWA captain Tom Cassutt, it is a mid-wing cantilever mo ...

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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 , - ,

Caudron C.460 __NOTOC__ The Caudron C.450 and C.460 were French racing aircraft built to participate in the '' Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe'' race of 1934. Design Developed from the Caudron C.362 flown in the previous year's race, a single C.450 and three C. ...

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, - , Cessna GC-1 , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Cirrus Air Derby , - , Chester Jeep , , US , , , , 1932 , , , , , ,

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

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Church Midwing JC-1 The Church Midwing JC-1, a.k.a. Church Mid-Wing Sport, is a midwing racing aircraft designed by James Church using the fuselage of a Heath aircraft. Design and development The Church Midwing was designed to be an affordable homebuilt aircraft ...

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, - , Command-Aire Little Rocket , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Cirrus Air Derby , - ,

Condor Shoestring 1940s United States sport aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Mid-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 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. Desig ...

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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 ...

, , US , , , , 1925 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Curtiss CR-1 & 2 , , US , , , , 1923 , , , , , , Pulitzer Trophy , - ,

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 decade ...

, , US , , , , 1923 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Curtiss CR-4 , , US , , , , 1923 , , , , , , Flight airspeed record , - , 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 Municipalit ...

, - , Darmstadt D-18 , , Germany , , , , 1929 , , , , , , Challenge International de Tourisme 1929 , - , Darmstadt D-22 , , Germany , , , , 1931 , , , , , , Challenge International de Tourisme 1932 , - ,

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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de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth was a British single-seat monoplane, designed to research high-speed flight and to test replacement engines for the Cirrus. Only two were built. Design and development It was a low-wing monoplane based on ...

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de Havilland DH.88 The de Havilland DH.88 Comet is a British two-seat, twin-engined aircraft built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was developed specifically to participate in the 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race from the United Kingdom to ...

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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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, - , Denight , , US , , , , 1949 , , , , , , Goodyear Trophy , - ,

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 ...

, , France , , , , 1912 , , , , , , Gordon Bennett Trophy , - , Deperdussin Coupe Schneider , , France , , , , 1913 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Deperdussin Monocoque , , France , , , , 1912 , , , , , , Gordon Bennett Trophy , - , Farman F.370 , , France , , , , 1933 , , , , , , Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe , - , Farman F.380 , , France , , , , 1933 , , , , , , Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe , - , Fiat BR.20 Cicogna , , Italy , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Istres-Damascus-Paris Air RaceLembo 2003, p. 8-26. , - , Fiat C.29 , , Italy , , , , 1929 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Flagg F-15 San Diego Flaggship , , US , , , , 1937 , , , , , ,

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Folkerts SK-3 The Folkerts SK-3 a.k.a. ''"Jupiter, Pride of Lemont"'' was the third in a series of Air racing, air racers developed by Clayton Folkerts. Design and development The SK-3 was built for mechanic Rudy A. Kling from Lemont, Illinois as his personal ...

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, - , Gloster Bamel , , UK , , , , 1921 , , , , , , Flight airspeed record , - , Gloster II , , UK , , , , 1924 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Gloster III , , UK , , , , 1925 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - ,

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 r ...

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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 , , US , , , , 1932 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - , Granville Gee Bee R-6 International Super Sportster , , US , , , , 1934 , , , , , , MacRobertson Air Race , - ,

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 ...

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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 ...

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, - , Hawks Miller HM-1 , , US , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - , Heath Baby Bullet , , US , , , , 1928 , , , , , ,

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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 config ...

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Grey, 1938, p273c , - , Howard DGA-4 , , US , , , , 1932 , , , , , ,

, - , Howard DGA-6 , , US , , , , 1934 , , , , , , Bendix Trophy , - , Hughes H-1 Racer , , US , , , , 1935 , , , , , , Flight airspeed record , - , Israel Redhead , , US , , , , 1932 , , , , , , 1932

, - , Kawanishi K-2Mikesh, Robert and Shorzoe Abe. ''Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941''. London: Putnam, 1990. . , , Japan , , , , 1921 , , , , , , Speed trials , - , Laird Solution , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - , Laird Speedwing , , US , , , , , , , , , , , - , Laird Speedwing Junior , , US , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

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 The Laird-Turner RT-14 Meteor, also called the Turner TR-14, Ring Free Meteor, PESCO Special, Miss Champion, Turner Special and the Turner Meteor was the winning aircraft of the 1938 and 1939 Thompson Trophy races. Design and development The ai ...

, , US , , , , 1936 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - , Letov Š-8 , , Czechoslovakia , , , , 1923 , , , , , , Cenu prezidenta republiky , - , LeVier Cosmic Wind , , US , , , , 1947 , , , , , ,

, - , Lockheed Vega , , US , , , , 1927 , , , , , ,

, - , Lockheed Orion , , US , , , , 1931 , , , , , , Bendix Trophy , - ,

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 tw ...

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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 the ...

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Macchi M.17 The Macchi M.17 was an Italian racing flying boat built by Macchi for the 1922 Schneider Trophy race. Design and development The M.17 was the first purpose-built racing seaplane that Macchi company designer Alessandro Tonini designed. It was a ...

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Macchi M.33 The Macchi M.33 was an Italian racing flying boat which competed in the 1925 Schneider Trophy race. Design and development The Macchi M.33 was a single-seat, wooden, shoulder-wing monoplane flying boat of very clean aerodynamic design for its ti ...

, , Italy , , , , 1925 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Macchi M.39 , , Italy , , , , 1926 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Macchi M.52 , , Italy , , , , 1927 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - ,

Macchi M.67 The Macchi M.67, was an Italian racing seaplane designed by Mario Castoldi and built by Macchi for the 1929 Schneider Trophy race. Design and development Castoldi based the design of the M.67, (a single-seat, low-wing, monoplane, twin-float fl ...

, , Italy , , , , 1929 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Macchi M.C.72 , , Italy , , , , 1931 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Mace-Trefethen R-2 , , US , , , , 1970 , , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Germany , , , , 1935 , , , , , , Zürich air races of 1937 , - , Messerschmitt Bf 209 , , Germany , , , , 1938 , , , , , , Flight airspeed record , - , Miles & Atwood special , , US , , , , 1933 , , , , , , 1934

, - , Miller Little Gem , , US , , , , 1949 , , , , , , Midget Class racing , - , Monnett Sonerai , , US , , , , 1971 , , , , , , Formula V Air Racing , - , Monocoupe 110 Special , , US , , , , 1931 , , , , , ,

, - , Morane-Saulnier G , , France , , , , 1912 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Morane-Saulnier H , , France , , , , 1913 , , , , , , Wiener Neustadt International Air Meet , - ,

Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang The Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang MM-1 is a single-seat aerobatic sports airplane developed and marketed in the United States for homebuilding.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, Dec ...

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

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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 ...

, , UK , , , , 1940 , , , , 1 , , Flight airspeed record , - , Navy-Wright NW , , US , , , , 1922 , , , , , , Pulitzer Trophy , - ,

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 r ...

, , France , , , , 1910 , , , , , , Gordon Bennett Trophy , - , Nieuport IV.H , , France , , , , 1912 , , , , , , Saint-Malo race , - , Nieuport VI.H , , France , , , , 1913 , , , , , , Schneider Trophy , - , Nieuport-Delage NiD 29V & 29Vbis , , France , , , , 1920 , , , , , , Flight airspeed record , - ,

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 NiD 37 The Nieuport-Delage NiD 37 was a single-engine, single-seat monoplane fighter aircraft and racer designed and built in France in the early 1920s. It had a small foreplane to bring the centre of pressure forward. Heavy, slower than expected and ...

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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 ...

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North American P-51 Mustang The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat 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 headed by James ...

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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 force ...

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, - , Northrop Gamma , , US , , , , 1932 , , , , , , Bendix Trophy , - , Owl Racer OR65-2 , , US , , , , 1969 , , , , , ,

, - , Pearson Williams Mr. Smoothie , , US , , , , 1938 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - ,

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 lu ...

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, - , Piaggio P.7 , , Italy , , , , 1927 , , Project , , , , , - , Potez 53 , , France , , , , 1933 , , , , , , Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe , - , Rider R-1 , , US , , , , 1931 , , , , , , 1931 Los Angeles Air Fiesta , - ,

Rider R-2 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 Haggar ...

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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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Rollason Beta The Rollason Beta was a British midget racing monoplane developed from a competition to build a Formula One air racer in the 1960s in England.Jackson 1988, p.288 The Beta was first flown on 21 April 1967. The aircraft were successful air-racer ...

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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 internat ...

, , Poland , , , , 1930 , , , , , , Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 , - , RWD-9 , , Poland , , , , 1934 , , , , , ,

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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 su ...

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Scaled Composites Pond Racer The Scaled Composites Pond Racer (Company designation Model 158) was a twin-engine twin-boom aircraft developed for Bob Pond by Burt Rutan and his company Scaled Composites. Reason for creation Bob Pond commissioned the design with the idea of de ...

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Seguin Wasabi Special The Wasabi Special is a Formula One racing aircraft. Development The Wasabi Special is a single place, low-wing, conventional landing gear-equipped racing aircraft. The airplane was designed and built at the Mojave Air and Spaceport by Elliot ...

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, - , Seversky SEV-1S , , US , , , , 1937 , , , , , , Bendix Trophy , - ,

Sharp Nemesis The Sharp DR 90 Nemesis is a 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 Nemesis originated as an a ...

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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.17 The SIAI S.17 was an Italian racing flying boat built by SIAI for the 1920 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 tha ...

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SIAI S.21 The SIAI S.21 was an Italian racing flying boat built by SIAI for the 1921 Schneider Trophy race. Design and development The S.21 was a single-seat biplane flying boat with its upper wing being of shorter span that its lower wing. Its Ansal ...

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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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Supermarine Sea Lion I The Supermarine Sea Lion I (originally called the Supermarine Sea Lion) was a British racing flying boat designed and built by Supermarine for the Schneider Trophy contest at Bournemouth, England, in September 1919. It was based on a versi ...

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Supermarine Sea Lion II The Supermarine Sea Lion II was a British racing flying boat built by the Supermarine Aviation Works. Designed by Reginald Mitchell, it was a modification of Supermarine's Sea King II. Sea Lion II was powered by a Napier Lion engine. Ente ...

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Supermarine S.4 The Supermarine S.4 was a 1920s British single-engined monoplane built by Supermarine. Designed by a team led by the company's chief designer, R. J. Mitchell, it was built to race in the 1925 Schneider Trophy contest. Mitchell's design ...

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Supermarine S.5 The Supermarine S.5 was a 1920s British single-engined single-seat racing seaplane built by Supermarine. Designed specifically for the Schneider Trophy competition, the S.5 was the progenitor of a line of racing aircraft that ultimately led to ...

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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 Gri ...

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, - , Thomas-Morse R-5 , , US , , , , 1922 , , , , , , Pulitzer Trophy , - , Tilbury Flash Racer , , US , , , , 1930 , , , , , ,

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, - , Travel Air Type R Mystery Ship , , US , , , , 1929 , , , , , , Thompson Trophy , - , Tsunami Racer , , US , , , , 1986 , , , , , ,

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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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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 contract ...

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VSR SR-1 Snoshoo The VSR SR-1 Snoshoo ( en, Snowshoe) is an American homebuilt Formula One racing aircraft that was designed by Alan VanMeter and A.J. Smith and produced by VanMeter Smith Racing (VSR) of Wichita, Kansas. It was designed in 1993 and first flow ...

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Williams W-17 Stinger The Williams W-17 Stinger is an American 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 1971. The aircraft w ...

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, - , Wittman V-Witt , , US , , , , 1970 , , , , , , Formula V Air Racing , - , Wright Model R , , US , , , , 1910 , , , , , , Gordon Bennett Trophy , - , Wright F2W , , US , , , , 1923 , , , , , , Pulitzer Trophy , - ,

Yakovlev Yak-11 The Yakovlev Yak-11 (russian: Яковлев Як-11; NATO reporting name: "Moose") is a trainer aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force and other Soviet-influenced air forces from 1947 in aviation, 1947 until 1962 in aviation, 1962. Design and de ...

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References

Citations

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