Hughes H-1 Racer
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Hughes H-1 Racer

Racing aircraft, Long-range aircraft [for record attempt] · 1935

The Hughes H-1 Racer is a racing aircraft built by Hughes Aircraft in 1935. Using different wings, it set both a world airspeed record and a transcontinental speed record across the United States. The H-1 Racer was the last aircraft built by a private individual to set the world speed record; most aircraft to hold the record since have been military designs.

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