Engineering:Verville-Packard R-1 Racer
| R-1 Racer | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Racing aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Verville-Packard |
| Designer | Alfred V. Verville |
| First flight | 1919 |
| Primary user | United States Army Air Corps |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Verville VCP |
The Verville-Packard R-1 Racer was a military racing aircraft that was modified from Alfred V. Verville's previous Verville VCP-1 design. The R-1 is sometimes known also as the Verville-Packard VCP-R or the Verville-Packard 600. The R-1 was the first racing aircraft built for the United States Army Air Corps.
Development
The first R-1 was created from a VCP-1 in 1919, by installing the Packard V-12 engine.[1][2]
Operational history
On November 27, 1920, Capt. Corliss Moseley, flying an R-1 racer, out of 24 track finishers, won the Pulitzer Trophy Race at Mitchel Air Force Base . The top speed was 156.54 mph.[3][4]
Photo of C. C. Mosley, who piloted the R-1 Racer to victory at the 1920 National Air Races in New York.
R-1 Racer in photo c. 1920
The VCP-R was damaged on August 2nd, 1920, after colliding on landing with an automobile that had been timing its speed tests at Wright Field.
Operators
United States
- United States Army Air Corps
Specifications (R-1)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
- Wing area: 269 sq ft (25.0 m2)
- Powerplant: 1 × Packard 1A-2025 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 638 hp (476 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 177 mph (285 km/h, 154 kn)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Dayton-Wright RB-1
- Curtiss CR
Notes
- ↑ "Verville-Packard R-1 air racer". Air-racing-history.com. http://www.air-racing-history.com/aircraft/Verville-Packard%20R-1.htm.
- ↑ Smithsonian_Annals_Of_Flight, Number 7: Curtiss_D-12, Page 36
- ↑ US Air Services, February, 1920 (Published 1919), Volume 2, Number 7, Item notes: v. 3-4, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized Jul 26, 2007, Page 14. 2007-07-26. https://books.google.com/books?id=aMY7AAAAMAAJ&q=verville+general+aircraft+company&pg=RA9-PA12. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ↑ "Army Pilot Wins Pulitzer Air Race," The New York Times, Nov 26, 1920, Page 1, Column 6, Subtitle: "Lieutenant Mosley, in Verville Packard, Averages Almost Three Miles a Minute"
References
- US Air Services, February, 1920 (Published 1919), Volume 2, Number 7, Item notes: v. 3-4, Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized Jul 26, 2007, Page 14. 2007-07-26. https://books.google.com/books?id=aMY7AAAAMAAJ&q=verville+general+aircraft+company&pg=RA9-PA12. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- "Verville-Packard R-1 air racer". Air-racing-history.com. http://www.air-racing-history.com/aircraft/Verville-Packard%20R-1.htm.
External links
- "Army Pilot Wins Pulitzer Air Race," The New York Times, Nov 26, 1920, Page 1, Column 6, Subtitle: "Lieutenant Mosley, in Verville Packard, Averages Almost Three Miles a Minute"
- ThisDayInAviation.com - Coverage of the R-1 Winning the Pulitzer Trophy in 1920
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