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The Dayton-Wright RB-1, also known simply as the Dayton-Wright Racer was a racing aircraft developed in the United States to participate in the 1920 Gordon Bennett Cup air race. Advanced for its day, the aircraft was a high-wing monoplane with a monocoque fuselage and cantilever wing that incorporated a mechanism to vary its camber in flight. The aircraft also featured retractable undercarriage operated by a hand-crank. The pilot had no forward visibility, but was provided with side windows. Cockpit access was through a hatch in the top of the fuselage.
Dismantled and shipped to France, the RB-1 was flown by Howard Rinehart in the September 28 race, but was forced to withdraw from the competition due to mechanical failure in flight. It was returned to the United States, where it is preserved at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Many of the aircraft's advanced features were incorporated into a prototype fighter design, the XPS-1.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 22 ft 8 in (6.91 m)
- Wingspan: 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott L-6, 250 hp (187 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 190 mph (306 km/h)
- Range: 275 miles (440 km)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 305.
- aerofiles.com
- O'Leary, Michael (November 2003). "Dayton-Wright RB-1". Air Classics.
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