• Aircraft:

  Hughes - H-1 Racer

• Reg: NR258Y photos
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• Airline: Private
• Photo Date: Jun 03, 2016
• Uploaded: Dec 30, 2018
• Other Location - National Air and Space Museum, USA - District of Columbia

On display in the Golden Age of Flight Hall at NASM, Washington, D.C. On Sept. 13, 1935, Howard Hughes set a new world speed record by flying the H-1 at 567 km/h. On Jan. 19, 1937 he broke the transcontinental US speed record with an incredible avg. speed of 535 km/h. Hughes used low aspect ratio wings and moderate aspect ratio wings respectively for each record. Outstanding design features included the close fitting bell-shaped engine cowling, retractable landing gear and flush rivets to reduce drag.

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Aircraft

Previously wrapped in plastic, now free to shine

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