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Hughes H-1 Racer
From FlightGear wiki
| Hughes H-1 Racer | |
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| Type | Piston racer |
| Liveries | Polished aluminum/blue |
| Author(s) | Emmanuel Baranger |
| FDM | YASim |
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The H-1 Racer made by Hughes aircraft, was a record setting piston engine experimental aircraft.
The original racer set records in the 1930s with Howard Hughes at the controls at its first flight in 1935. A reproduction was completed in 2002, but crashed the next year (2003). The FlightGear H-1 is a 1937 version of the aircraft.
The original Hughes H-1 survives and is on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
External links
- H1 Racer (boeing.com)
- Howard Hughes H-1 Racer Project
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