Hughes H-1 Racer
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The Hughes H-1 Racer was a pioneering 1930s American racing aircraft that set multiple speed records and influenced the design of later high-performance military and civilian airplanes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hughes H-1 Racer canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
ⓘ
low-wing monoplane ⓘ racing aircraft ⓘ single-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
racing aircraft
ⓘ
speed record aircraft ⓘ |
| category | record-setting aircraft ⓘ |
| cockpitType | enclosed cockpit ⓘ |
| configuration | single-seat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Howard Hughes ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935-09-13 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLocation |
Glendale
ⓘ
surface form:
Glendale, California
|
| fuselageConstruction | flush-riveted metal monocoque ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
ⓘ
Mitsubishi A6M ⓘ
surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ high-speed military aircraft design of the late 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| longDistanceRecordAverageSpeed |
322 mph
ⓘ
518 km/h ⓘ |
| longDistanceRecordDate | 1937-01-19 ⓘ |
| longDistanceRecordTime | 7 hours 28 minutes ⓘ |
| longDistanceRecordType | transcontinental speed record across the United States ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminum alloy
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
flush-riveted skin for reduced drag
ⓘ
highly streamlined canopy and fuselage ⓘ retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Howard Hughes ⓘ |
| propeller |
Hamilton Sundstrand
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamilton Standard variable-pitch propeller
|
| recordDate | 1935-09-13 ⓘ |
| recordHolder | Howard Hughes ⓘ |
| recordRecognizedBy | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ⓘ |
| recordSpeed |
352.39 mph
ⓘ
566.08 km/h ⓘ |
| recordType | world airspeed record over a 3-kilometer course ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | cantilever low-wing ⓘ |
| wingConstruction | wooden wings with plywood skin ⓘ |
| wingSpanVariant |
long-span transcontinental wing
ⓘ
short-span racing wing ⓘ |
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