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.

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Racing aircraft

Type	Country	Date	Status	Notes
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 Trophy^[1]
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	US	1937	Operational	1939 Bendix Trophy.
Bernard H.V.40	France	1931	Operational	Never raced.
Bernard H.V.41	France	1929		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Bernard H.V.42	France	1931		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Bernard SIMB V.1	France	1924		Beaumont Cup
Bernard H.V.120	France	1930		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Bernard H.V.220	France		Project
BFW M.23	Germany	1928		Ostpreussenflug^[2]
BFW M.29	Germany	1932		Challenge International de Tourisme 1932
Blackburn Lincock	UK	1928
Blackburn Pellet	UK	1923		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Blériot XI	France	1909		Gordon Bennett Trophy
Blériot-SPAD S.61	France	1923		Coupe Michelin
Breese-Wilde Model 5	US	1926		Dole Air Race
Bristol Badminton	UK	1926		King's Cup Race
Bristol Racer	UK	1922		Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe
Brown B-1 Racer	US	1933		National Air Races
Brown B-2 Racer	US	1934		National Air Races
Bugatti Model 100	France	1939	Project	Eventually finished but never flown.
CAMS 38	France	1923		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Caproni Bergamaschi PL.3	Italy	1934		MacRobertson Trophy
Cassutt Special	US	1954		Formula One Air Racing
Caudron C.190	France	1929		Challenge International de Tourisme 1929
Caudron C.460	France	1934		Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe
Cessna CR-2/GC-2	US	1930		Omaha Air Races
Cessna CR-3	US	1932		National Air Races
Cessna GC-1	US	1930		Cirrus Air Derby
Chester Jeep	US	1932		National Air Races
Chester Goon	US	1938		National Air Races
Church Midwing JC-1	US	1928		National Air Races
Command-Aire Little Rocket	US	1930		Cirrus Air Derby
Condor Shoestring	US	1949		Formula One Air Racing
Curtiss No. 2	US	1909		Gordon Bennett Trophy
Curtiss R3C	US	1925		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Curtiss CR-1 & 2	US	1923		Pulitzer Trophy^[3]
Curtiss CR-3	US	1923		Schneider Trophy^[1]
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		The F6C-6 converted into a monoplane for the Thompson Trophy.
Crosby CR-3	US	1936		Thompson Trophy
Crosby CR-4	US	1938		Greve Trophy
Darmstadt D-18	Germany	1929		Challenge International de Tourisme 1929^[2]
Darmstadt D-22	Germany	1931		Challenge International de Tourisme 1932
de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth	UK	1927		King's Cup Race
de Havilland DH.88	UK	1934		MacRobertson Air Race
de Havilland T.K.2	UK	1935		Heston-Cardiff race
de Havilland T.K.4	UK	1937		King's Cup Race
Denight	US	1949		Goodyear Trophy
Deperdussin 1912 Racing Monoplane	France	1912		Gordon Bennett Trophy
Deperdussin Coupe Schneider	France	1913		Schneider Trophy^[1]
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	Italy	1936		Istres-Damascus-Paris Air Race^[4]
Fiat C.29	Italy	1929		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Flagg F-15 San Diego Flaggship	US	1937		National Air Races
Folkerts SK-1	US	1930		Cirrus Air Derby
Folkerts SK-2	US	1936		National Air Races
Folkerts SK-3	US	1937		Greve Trophy
Folkerts SK-4	US	1938		National Air Races
Gee Bee Sportster (X, B, C, D, E, F)	US	1930		Cirrus Air Derby
Gee Bee Model Z	US	1931		Thompson Trophy
Gee Bee Model R	US	1932		Thompson Trophy
Gee Bee Q.E.D.	US	1934		MacRobertson Air Race
Gloster Bamel	UK	1921		Flight airspeed record
Gloster II	UK	1924		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Gloster III	UK	1925		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Gloster IV	UK	1927		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Goodyear F2G Corsair	US	1945		Reno Air Races
Grumman F8F Bearcat	US	1944		Reno Air Races
Hanriot H-131	France	1933		^[5]
Hawker Sea Fury	UK	1945		Reno Air Races
Hawks HM-1	US	1936		Thompson Trophy
Heinkel He 64	Germany	1932		Challenge International de Tourisme 1932
Howard DGA-3	US	1930		National Air Races^[6]
Howard DGA-4	US	1932		National Air Races^[6]
Howard DGA-6	US	1934		Bendix Trophy^[6]
Hughes H-1 Racer	US	1935		Flight airspeed record
Israel Redhead	US	1932		1932 National Air Races^[7]^[8]
Kawanishi K-2^[9]	Japan	1921		Speed trials
Laird Solution	US	1930		Thompson Trophy
Laird Speedwing	US
Laird Speedwing Junior	US
Laird Super Solution	US	1931		Bendix Trophy
Laird-Turner Meteor LTR-14	US	1936		Thompson Trophy
Letov Š-8	Czechoslovakia	1923		Cenu prezidenta republiky
LeVier Cosmic Wind	US	1947		Formula One Air Racing
Lockheed Vega	US	1927		Dole Air Race^[10]
Lockheed Orion	US	1931		Bendix Trophy^[11]
Lockheed P-38 Lightning	US			Bendix Trophy^[12]
Loose Special	US	1933		Thompson Trophy
Martinsyde Semiquaver	UK	1920		Gordon Bennett Trophy
Macchi M.7bis	Italy	1918		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Macchi M.17	Italy	1922		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Macchi M.33	Italy	1925		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Macchi M.39	Italy	1926		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Macchi M.52	Italy	1927		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Macchi M.67	Italy	1929		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Macchi M.C.72	Italy	1931		Schneider Trophy
Messerschmitt Bf 109	Germany	1935		Zürich air races of 1937
Messerschmitt Bf 209	Germany	1938		Flight airspeed record
Miles & Atwood special	US	1933		1934 Greve Trophy^[13]
Miller Little Gem	US	1949		Midget Class racing^[13]
Monnett Sonerai	US	1971		Formula V Air Racing
Monocoupe 110 Special	US	1931		National Air Races^[14]
Morane-Saulnier G	France	1912		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Morane-Saulnier H	France	1913		Wiener Neustadt International Air Meet
Mustang Aeronautics Midget Mustang	US	1948		Cleveland Air Race
Napier-Heston Racer	UK	1940		Flight airspeed record
Navy-Wright NW	US	1922		Pulitzer Trophy
Nieuport II	France	1910		Gordon Bennett Trophy
Nieuport VI.H	France	1912		Saint-Malo race
Nieuport-Delage NiD 29V & 29Vbis	France	1920		Flight airspeed record
Nieuport-Delage NiD 29SHV	France	1919		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Nieuport-Delage NiD 37 'Course'	France	1922		Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe
Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplan	France	1921		Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe
Nieuport-Delage NiD 42S	France	1924		Coupe Beaumont
North American P-51 Mustang	US	1940		Bendix Trophy
North American T-6 Texan	US	1935		National Air Races
Northrop Gamma	US	1932		Bendix Trophy
Pearson Williams Mr. Smoothie	US	1938		Thompson Trophy
Precious Metal	US	1988		Reno Air Races
Percival Mew Gull	UK	1934		King's Cup Race
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^[15]
Rider R-2	US	1931		1931 National Air Races^[15]
Rider R-3 Marcoux-Bromberg Special	US	1933		1935 Bendix Trophy^[16]
Rider R-5	US	1936		National Air Races
Rider R-6	US	1938		Greve Trophy
Rollason Beta	UK	1967		Formula One Air Racing
RWD-6	Poland	1930		Challenge International de Tourisme 1930^[2]
RWD-9	Poland	1934		Challenge International de Tourisme 1934
Savoia-Marchetti S.65	Italy	1929		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Savoia-Marchetti S.79SC Corsa	Italy	1934		Istres-Damascus-Paris Air Race^[17]^[18]
Scaled Composites Pond Racer	US	1991		Reno Air Races
Seversky SEV-1S	US	1937		Bendix Trophy
Sharp Nemesis	US	1991		Reno Air Races
Sharp Nemesis NXT	US	2004		Reno Air Races
Short Crusader	UK	1927		Schneider Trophy^[1]
SIAI S.12	Italy	1918		Schneider Trophy^[1]
SIAI S.51	Italy	1922		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Sopwith 1919 Schneider Cup Seaplane	UK	1919		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Sopwith Tabloid	UK	1914		Schneider Trophy^[1]
SPAD S.20bis	France	1918		Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe
Springfield Bulldog	US	1932		National Air Races
Springfield Cicada	US	1932		Niagara Falls Manufacturer's Trophy Race
Supermarine Sea Lion I	UK	1919		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Supermarine Sea Lion II	UK	1922		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Supermarine S.4	UK	1925		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Supermarine S.5	UK	1927		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Supermarine S.6	UK	1929		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Supermarine S.6B	UK	1931		Schneider Trophy^[1]
Supermarine Spitfire	UK	1936
Swallow Monoplane	US	1927		Dole Air Race
Thomas-Morse R-5	US	1922		Pulitzer Trophy
Tilbury Flash Racer	US	1930		National Air Races
Travel Air 5000	US	1926		Dole Air Race
Travel Air Type R Mystery Ship	US	1929		Thompson Trophy
Tsunami Racer	US	1986		Reno Air Races
Verville-Packard R-1 Racer	US	1919		Pulitzer Trophy
Verville-Sperry R-3 Racer	US	1922		Pulitzer Trophy
Vought F4U Corsair	US	1940		Bendix Trophy
Wedell-Williams Model 22	US	1930		Cirrus Air Derby
Wedell-Williams Model 44	US	1930		National Air Races
Wedell-Williams Model 45	US	1933		Bendix Trophy
Williams W-17 Stinger	US	1971		Formula One Air Racing
Wittman Chief Oshkosh	US	1931		National Air Races
Wittman D-12 Bonzo	US	1935		National Air Races
Wittman Little Bonzo	US	1948		Formula One Air Racing
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	USSR	1945		Reno Air Races

References

Citations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Meixner, 2012.
1 2 3 M.D., 1930, pp 227-237
↑ "Pulitzer races". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
↑ Lembo 2003, p. 8-26.
↑ "Hanriot H-131 - Course - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
1 2 3 Grey, 1938, p273c
↑ "American airplanes: I". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
↑ "Benjamin Howard and Gordon Israel". Howardaircraft.org. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
↑ Mikesh, Robert and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
↑ Francillon, 1987, pp 67-86
↑ Francillon, 1987, p 108-115
↑ Francillon, 1987, p.184
1 2 "American airplanes: Mi - Mu". Aerofiles.com. 2001-02-04. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
↑ http://www.gobinkley.com/history/110s-at-the-national-air-races/ accessdate: 12 January 2014
1 2 "Rider R-1". 1000aircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
↑ Kevin Holcomb (1935-07-03). "Keith Rider R-3/Marcoux-Bromberg Special - Holcomb's Aerodrome". Airminded.net. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
↑ Gentilli, 1987, pp17-19
↑ Grey, 1938, p193c

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