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.

Racing aircraft

Type	Country	Date	Status	No.	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^{[citation needed]}
Bell P-39 Airacobra	US	1938			Bendix Trophy^{[citation needed]}
Bell P-63 Kingcobra	US	1942			Bendix Trophy^{[citation needed]}
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			^{[citation needed]}^{[citation needed]}
Blackburn Pellet	UK	1923			Schneider Trophy^[1]
Blériot XI	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
Blériot-SPAD S.81bis	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
Brown B-3	US	1936			Appeared in Flight for Freedom^[3]
Bugatti Model 100	France	1939	Project		Eventually finished but never flown.
CAMS 36	France	1922			Built for Schneider Trophy but did not compete.
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^{[citation needed]}
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^[4]
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			F6C-6 converted to monoplane for Thompson Trophy.
Crosby CR-3	US	1936			Thompson Trophy^{[citation needed]}
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
Dayton-Wright RB-1 Racer	US	1920	Withdrawn	1	1920 Gordon Bennett Trophy
de Havilland DH.71 Tiger Moth	UK	1927			King's Cup Race^{[citation needed]}
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^{[citation needed]}
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 Cicogna	Italy	1936			Istres-Damascus-Paris Air Race^[5]
Fiat C.29	Italy	1929			Schneider Trophy^[1]
Flagg F-15 San Diego Flaggship	US	1937			National Air Races^{[citation needed]}
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
Gloster Bamel	UK	1921			Flight airspeed record^{[citation needed]}
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^{[citation needed]}
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	US	1944			Reno Air Races^{[citation needed]}
Hanriot H-131	France	1933			^[6]
Hawker Sea Fury	UK	1945			Reno Air Races^{[citation needed]}
Hawks Miller HM-1	US	1936			Thompson Trophy
Heath Baby Bullet	US	1928			National Air Races
Heinkel He 64	Germany	1932			Challenge International de Tourisme 1932
Howard DGA-3	US	1930			National Air Races^[7]
Howard DGA-4	US	1932			National Air Races^[7]
Howard DGA-6	US	1934			Bendix Trophy^[7]
Hughes H-1 Racer	US	1935			Flight airspeed record
Israel Redhead	US	1932			1932 National Air Races^[8]^[9]
Kawanishi K-2^[10]	Japan	1921			Speed trials
Laird Solution	US	1930			Thompson Trophy
Laird Speedwing	US				^{[citation needed]}
Laird Speedwing Junior	US				^{[citation needed]}
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^[11]
Lockheed Orion	US	1931			Bendix Trophy^[12]
Lockheed P-38 Lightning	US	1939			Bendix Trophy^[13]^{[citation needed]}
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
Mace-Trefethen R-2	US	1970			Reno Air Races
Messerschmitt Bf 109	Germany	1935			Zürich air races of 1937^{[citation needed]}
Messerschmitt Bf 209	Germany	1938			Flight airspeed record
Miles & Atwood special	US	1933			1934 Greve Trophy^[14]
Miller Little Gem	US	1949			Midget Class racing^[14]
Monnett Sonerai	US	1971			Formula V Air Racing
Monocoupe 110 Special	US	1931			National Air Races^[15]
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		1	Flight airspeed record
Navy-Wright NW	US	1922			Pulitzer Trophy
Nieuport II	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 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^{[citation needed]}
North American T-6 Texan	US	1935			National Air Races^{[citation needed]}^{[citation needed]}
Northrop Gamma	US	1932			Bendix Trophy^[16]
Owl Racer OR65-2	US	1969			Formula One Air Racing
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^[17]
Rider R-2	US	1931			1931 National Air Races^[17]
Rider R-3 Marcoux-Bromberg Special	US	1933			1935 Bendix Trophy^[18]
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 S.12	Italy	1920			Schneider Trophy^[1]
Savoia-Marchetti S.65	Italy	1929			Schneider Trophy^[1]
Savoia-Marchetti S.79SC Corsa	Italy	1934			Istres-Damascus-Paris Air Race^[19]^[20]
Scaled Composites Pond Racer	US	1991			Reno Air Races
Seguin Wasabi Special	US	2013			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.17	Italy	1920			Schneider Trophy^[1]
SIAI S.19	Italy	1920			Schneider Trophy^[1]
SIAI S.21	Italy	1921			Schneider Trophy^[1]
SIAI S.22	Italy	1921			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^{[citation needed]}
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			^{[citation needed]}
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^{[citation needed]}
Travel Air Type R Mystery Ship	US	1929			Thompson Trophy
Tsunami Racer	US	1986			Reno Air Races
Verville-Packard R-1	US	1919			Pulitzer Trophy
Verville-Sperry R-3	US	1922			Pulitzer Trophy
Vought F4U Corsair	US	1940			Bendix Trophy^{[citation needed]}
VSR SR-1 Snoshoo	US	1997			Formula One Air Racing
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^{[citation needed]}

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak Meixner, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c M.D., 1930, pp 227-237
^ Santoir, Christian (2010). "Flight for Freedom". Aeromovies (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Grey, 1938, p273c
^ "American airplanes: I". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
^ "Benjamin Howard and Gordon Israel". Howardaircraft.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. 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
^ ^a ^b "American airplanes: Mi - Mu". Aerofiles.com. 2001-02-04. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
^ "Monocoupe 110's at the National Air Races | Monocoupe Resources". www.gobinkley.com. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ Shupek, John, ed. (2012). "Northrop Gamma 2H". www.skytamer.com. Whittier, California.
^ ^a ^b "Rider R-1". 1000aircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
^ Matthews, Birch J., “ Often a Bridesmaid but . . . the R-3 Racer,” journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, Summer, 1962, p 83-96
^ Gentilli, 1987, pp17-19
^ Grey, 1938, p193c

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External links

Schneider Cup Races (airrace.com)

[Schneider-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak Meixner, 2012.

[MD-2] M.D., 1930, pp 227-237

[3] Santoir, Christian (2010). "Flight for Freedom". Aeromovies (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[Pulitzer-4] "Pulitzer races". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[Lembo-5] Lembo 2003, p. 8-26.

[6] "Hanriot H-131 - Course - Un siècle d'aviation française". Aviafrance.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[Grey,_1938,_p273c-7] Grey, 1938, p273c

[8] "American airplanes: I". Aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[9] "Benjamin Howard and Gordon Israel". Howardaircraft.org. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[Mikesh-10] Mikesh, Robert and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.

[11] Francillon, 1987, pp 67-86

[12] Francillon, 1987, p 108-115

[13] Francillon, 1987, p.184

[American_airplanes:_Mi_-_Mu-14] "American airplanes: Mi - Mu". Aerofiles.com. 2001-02-04. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[15] "Monocoupe 110's at the National Air Races | Monocoupe Resources". www.gobinkley.com. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

[16] Shupek, John, ed. (2012). "Northrop Gamma 2H". www.skytamer.com. Whittier, California.

[aircraftphotos1-17] "Rider R-1". 1000aircraftphotos.com. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

[18] Matthews, Birch J., “ Often a Bridesmaid but . . . the R-3 Racer,” journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, Summer, 1962, p 83-96

[19] Gentilli, 1987, pp17-19

[20] Grey, 1938, p193c

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