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	Howard R. Hughes, Jr.--The Record Setter
		Hughes captured his first aviation prize in it at the All-American Air Meet in Miami, Florida, on January 14, 1934, while averaged 185 miles per hour (298 kilometers per hour) over a 20-mile (32-kilometer) racecourse.
		Hughes was born in Houston, Texas, in December 1905, to a wealthy family.
		Hughes guided the aircraft off of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, on July 10, 1938.
	www.1903to2003.gov /essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Hughes/EX28.htm

	PBS - Chasing the Sun - Howard Hughes
		Hughes called it "my beautiful little thing." In September of 1935, he flew the plane 351 miles per hour, the fastest speed on record.
		Hughes' father had invented a successful drill bit which made his company, Hughes Tool, worth millions.
		Hughes, though, still owned 78% of the airline and he would battle to regain control of the airline over the next several years.
	www.pbs.org /kcet/chasingthesun/innovators/hhughes.html

	Hughes Aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hughes Aircraft was first set up as a subsidiary of Hughes Tool Company, then known as Toolco.
		Hughes Space and Communications was one of the last of the independent Hughes companies until 2000, when it was purchased by
		H-17 Sky Crane first flew in October 1952, but was commercially unsuccessful.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hughes_Aircraft

	Hughes Aircraft
		In 1935, Howard Hughes, the eccentric millionaire, developed the H-1 Racer which broke the world landplane speed record the same year.
		Hughes Aircraft designed and developed several prototypes (including the H-4 Hercules flying boat) until the breakthrough Model 200 helicopter of 1957.
		1972: Hughes Tool is reorganized as the Summa Corp. and Hughes Helicopter is organized as a new subsidiary.
	www.shanaberger.com /hughes.htm

	The Object at Hand - Howard Hughes
		Hughes practiced cross-country navigation and bad-weather flying, buying a succession of planes and renting a Northrop Gamma from the famous air racer Jacqueline Cochrane.
		Hughes' aim was not only "to build the fastest plane in the world" but to produce something that might recommend itself to the Army Air Corps as a fast pursuit plane.
		Hughes tried it out for a few hours at a time, checking his fuel consumption after each flight.
	www.smithsonianmag.si.edu /smithsonian/issues95/feb95/object_feb95.html

	Howard Hughes, his aviation adventures, and a great H-1 Racer model
		Hughes calculated that if he replaced the 1535 engine Cochran had on the plane with the latest Wright Cyclone R-1820G 850 horsepower engine coupled with a Hamilton Standard variable pitch propeller, he could easily better Turner's record.
		Hughes, with his usual persistence, kept trying for weeks to work out a deal for the Gamma that she could not refuse.
		Fortunately, the plane was scarcely damaged; a crash would have voided a new record.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /aircraft/racers/hughes/info/info.htm

	Hughes H-1
		he Hughes H-1 racer was developed to be the fastest landplane in the world, It was designed by Howard Hughes and Richard Palmer and built by Glenn Odekirk.
		Hughes departed Los Angeles before dawn and arrived at Newark Airport, outside New York City, 7 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds later.
		The H-i was powered by a Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp Junior radial piston engine, which was rated at 700 horsepower at 8,500 feet but which could deliver 1,000 horsepower for high-speed flight.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/hughes_h1.htm

	Hughes H-1 Racer
		The Hughes Racer replica is virtually exact to the original.
		Hughes' solution to this problem was to make the seat able to crank the pilot up so his head stuck well up out of the canopy.
		Jim Wright felt that this was unacceptable for safety reasons, because in the event of the aircraft flipping over on its top the pilot would almost certainly be killed.
	www.1000aircraftphotos.com /Contributions/1739.htm

	Short story - Howard Hughes and His Racer, H-1 by Dennis J. Parker - Page 1 of 8
		Hughes was impressed with Odekirk's work, and over the course of several months the two men became friends.
		Hughes had met Odekirk while he was filming his blockbuster movie, "Hells Angels".
		Hughes definitely had the resources to make good his warning.
	www.sffworld.com /authors/p/parker_dennis/fiction/howardracer1.html

	About Howard R. Hughes
		Taking off in the Racer from Martin Field, now the site of California's Orange County Airport, Hughes set a world-record speed of 352.39 miles per hour in the skies over Santa Ana, breaking the previous record of 314.32 held by Raymond Delmotte of France.
		Hughes, along with Richard Palmer, designed the H-1 to be the fastest land plane in the world.
		One of America's great aviators, Hughes was known around the world as an aeronautical engineer who contributed to the design of many innovative aircraft.
	www.egr.unlv.edu /about/hughes.html

	REPLICA OF LEGENDARY HUGHES H-1B RACER TO FLY AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2003
		REPLICA OF LEGENDARY HUGHES H-1B RACER TO FLY AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2003
		The H-1B was stored in the Hughes facility at Culver City, Calif., until it was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1975, shortly before Hughes' death.
		As the group studied the original racer in Washington and scoured the nation for clues to Hughes' original concept and plans, it was discovered that he had included many design innovations that allowed the airplane to set world speed records, yet operate from short dirt runways and carry a range of nearly 4,000 miles.
	www.eaa.org /communications/eaanews/pr/030509_h1b_racer.html

	Hughes H-1 Shows Its Stuff at Reno 2002
		It is reported that Hughes called the entire design and construction team for the H-1 Racer together after it was completed and swore them to secrecy.
		At the time, this actually made sense, because Hughes hoped to capitalize on the H-1's innovations, and didn't want them to be pirated away by competitors before he could use them.
		The Hughes H-1 was the last privately funded aircraft, i.e., non-military, to set the world landplane speed record.
	www.avweb.com /news/reno2002/181587-1.html

	Oregon Magazine
		Hughes had his up to 352 mph when he set the speed record in 1935, but made the comment afterward that "It will go faster..." Jim has had our H-1 up to about 340 mph at which point it would not go faster.
		Howard Hughes had three major goals in the design of the H-1; It had to be the fastest land plane in the world, it had to have a range that would carry it from coast to coast without refueling, and it had to be a practical aircraft to fly and to operate.
		Hughes needed this mush room to allow for large fuel tanks and a large oil resevoir.
	www.oregonmag.com /HughsRacePlane.htm

	Air Racing History - Hughes Racer Replica Update 08-24-02 pt-1
		More commonly known as "The Hughes Racer," the piston-engine, monoplane speedster lives once again, and as we reported earlier, the aircraft is now flying and performing quite well, according to owner/test pilot, Jim Wright.
		At present, expectations are that Wright will be attempting to break Howard Hughes own record of 352.322 miles per hour, which Hughes set in the original Hughes H-1 aircraft on September 13, 1935, over a 3 km, specially instrumented course, at Santa Ana, California.
		During that 1935 speed run, the original H-1 racer featured two separate sets of wings, including one, low-aspect ratio set – which were shorter than the second pair – and were specifically utilized in the 1935 3-km speed run.
	www.aafo.com /racing/history/hughes_racer/update-2

	Hughes H-1 Racer for Q-40 : RC Universe! The Ultimate RC forum
		I'm getting ready to start on a project that will result in a fiberglass fuselage and composite tail that is a Q-40 legal replica of the Hughes H-1 Racer.
		Hughes H-1 Racer for Q-40 : RC Universe!
		But some people may want to fly the plane as a sport scale racer, and I will do a cowl that can be attached for a more scale appearance.
	utopia.rcuniverse.com /rcarchive/132/2003/08/4/147461

	Planenews Aviation News Portal - Replica Of Hughes H-1 Racer Will Fly At Reno.
		The Wright-built replica of the 1935 Howard Hughes H-1 Racer will fly at Reno.
		Replica Of Hughes H-1 Racer Will Fly At Reno.
		Planenews Aviation News Portal - Replica Of Hughes H-1 Racer Will Fly At Reno.
	www.planenews.com /article478.html

	Hughes H-1 Racer
		The Hughes H-1 was designed to be the fastest aircraft in the world.
		It broke the speed record on 13 Sept 1935 at just over 352 mph.
	www.shanaberger.com /H-1.htm

	AVSIM Contrails: Reviving the Dream
		The Wright H-1 Racer team learned, after close inspection of the Hughes H-1, that Howard Hughes and his engineers used design technology that would be considered state-of-the-art even today, but because of Howard's obsession with secrecy, most of his ideas were lost until they were re-invented, by someone else, many years later.
		Dave Carroll has put together a FS2000 version of the Hughes H-1 racer and Dave's download also includes adventures where you can fly Howard's original record breaking flights (from start-up, taxi, take-off, and speed runs), custom panel, and custom sounds.
		Following Howard's record setting flight from LA to NY and with less than 40 hours of total flight time, the Hughes H-1 racer was stuffed into a Santa Monica, CA hanger where it sat for the next 38 years.
	www.avsim.com /pages/contrails/scartwright/contrails_scartwright.html

	Oregon Magazine - Science and Technology page
		Twenty-five teams of scientists and engineers are busy this week gearing up for an autonomous robotic race that could win them a $1 million prize.
		The "Grand Challenge," which is scheduled to begin March 13, will start at Slash X Cafe, 28040 Barstow Road, and will end just over the Nevada border at Buffalo Bill's Resort in Primm.
	www.oregonmag.com /OregonMagSciTechPage.htm

	Archives: Story
		The plane was the lone reproduction of the H-1 racer, the first plane that aircraft engineering legend Howard Hughes -- best known for his H-4, the Spruce Goose -- designed.
		"Hughes decided in 1934 that he was going to build the world's best airplane, and he did," Wright said in an interview at the airport.
		Wright, an aviation enthusiast who had been flying planes for 30 years, built his Hughes racer last year.
	www.gillettenewsrecord.com /articles/2003/08/05/news/export10930.txt

	David Borys The Polish Chef : Hughes H-1 Racer Replica
		These are two pictures that I took of Howard Hughes H-1 Racer Replica.
		The H-1 racer is regarded by many to be the best aircraft ever built.
		For those whom never got the chance to see the replica, the original H-1 Racer is in the Smithsonian.
	www.davidborys.com /archives/000101.html

	April/May 2003 Supplemental Info
		On the morning of September the 13th, 2002, Jim Wright piloted the Hughes Racer Replica to a new world speed record (category C-1.d) of 304.07 mph.
		The International Miniature Aircraft Association offers detailed plans for building your own 80 inch wingspan model of the Hughes H-1B Racer.
		He was a key member of the team during the "reverse engineering" process in the building of the Hughes Racer Replica.
	www.airspacemag.com /asm/mag/supp/AM03/h1rr.html

	Popular Aviation Hughes Photo Gallery
		Hughes H-1 Racer fly by taken Aug. 3, 2002
		The Hughes Racer replica at Oshkosh in July 2003.
		I could not believe the shine on this aircraft - and I shot these not long after he arrived after a long cross country.
	www.popularaviation.net /Hughes

	Hughes H-1 1B Racer airplane airfix plastic model Kits
		Hughes H-1 1B Racer airplane airfix plastic model Kits
		Better known as the H-1, this glamorous racer set the world record for landplanes by flying an astonishing 352.388 miles per hour in 1935.
		Sixteen months later this speedster flew non-stop from Burbank, California to New Jersey's Newark Airport in 7 hours, 28 minutes.
	www.johnjohn.co.uk /shop/alpha/huey_uh1_iroquois.html

	The Aviator - Hughes H-1 Replica Project
		Last Saturday the studio people visited us here in Cottage Grove OR to discuss possible inclusion of the Howard Hughes designed H-1 Racer Replica that we built.
		It is the only flying H-1 Racer in the world, and we were delighted recently to make the cover page of the Apr/May issue of the Smithsonian's Air&Space Magazine (http://www.airspacemag.com/).
		There were only two ever built: the one Howard Hughes built in 1935, and the one we built and then flew in 2002.
	www.dicapriodreams.com /Leo/aviator/h1racer.html

	GALLERY IV CARD MODELS
		This kit was originally designed for the National Air and Space Museum gift shop in conjunction with the opening of the Hughes Racer display.
		The model comes in long and short wing versions and has plenty of spare parts as an aid to first time card modelers.
		This is the cover of the magazine format kit.
	www.doxaerie.com /galleryiv.htm

	1/32 Combat Models Hughes H-1 long wing by Gene Nollmann
		Contemporary to the Hughes H-1, were the Boeing P-26 Peashooter (first entering Marine service early in 1934), the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing (first flight 1934 and acknowledged as a very fast plane).
		Hughes had set his air speed record in a "Short Wing" version of the H-1 (wingspan of 24'5").
		Personally funding the effort without commercial or government sponsorship, Hughes put together a small design team to include himself, aeronautical engineer Richard Palmer, and production chief Glenn Odekirk.
	www.largescaleplanes.com /articles/GoldenAge/GeneNollmann/H-1/H-1.htm

	Air Racing History - Hughes Racer Replica pt-1
		In today’s computer driven world, the quest to cheat the wind is somewhat easier than it was during the pre-war era in which our subject airplane was originally developed, but this did not stop Hughes and his team from creating the work of art that the H-1 racer was and is.
		Howard Robard Hughes was determined to change this, and he did with the creation of his record breaking H-1 Racer.
		Keeping in mind that the military aircraft of that era were still, largely, fabric covered biplanes, the Hughes Racer represented a major leap in technology, not only in its very sleek design, but in the systems installed by Hughes and his team within the airplane.
	www.aafo.com /racing/history/hughes_racer

	2005 Commemorative Stamps Appeal to Diverse Audiences and Wallets at Just 37 Cents
		In the header are the Hughes H-1 racer and Boeing�s YB-52 Stratofortress.
		* Depicted in the header illustration are the Hughes H-1 racer and Boeing's YB-52 Stratofortress.
		Marian Anderson (1) With this 28th stamp in the Black Heritage series, Philadelphia native Marian Anderson, one of the greatest classically trained singers of the 20th century and important figure in the struggle of black Americans for racial equality, is commemorated.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-05-2004/0002359235&EDATE=

	FotoImages - Aircraft Data - Hughes H-1 Racer
		The H-1 was the first a/c developed and produced by the Hughes Aircraft Co. The a/c was a single seat racer developed specifically to compete in the Bendix and Thompson trophy races.
		FotoImages - Aircraft Data - Hughes H-1 Racer
		On 3/September/1935, Howard Hughes set a world speed record in the H-1 of 352.388 mph.
	www.fotoimages.com /aircraft/ManfSpecs/hr_h1.htm

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