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The Brown B-1 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft of the 1930s. Шаблон:TOC limit

Design and development

The B-1 Racer was built in 1933 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, previously of Clover Field, Santa Monica, California.

The B-1 was designed by Dean Holloway and was intended for competitive flying at the hands of Ralph Bushey. The diminutive aircraft was a low-winged monoplane with an open single-person cockpit and a fixed tail-skid undercarriage.[1]

Operational history

Ralph Bushey raced the aircraft NR83Y in several prewar competitions in the United States, but the aircraft was damaged in a crash after the engine fell out during the race. It was rebuilt in 1947 with a removable closed cabin and powered by an Шаблон:Convert Continental C-85 engine.

The aircraft continued to compete as a "midget racer", named Suzie Jayne.[1]

The B-1 was withdrawn from flying in the late 1940s, and is currently owned by Kermit Weeks.[2] The aircraft was on public display at the Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, alongside the Brown B-2 replica.[3][4]

Specifications (as rebuilt in 1947)

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References

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Notes

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Bibliography

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  • Ogden, Bob. Aviation Museums and Collections of North America, Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2007. Шаблон:ISBN.

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  1. 1,0 1,1 "American Airplanes Bo-Bu." Aerofiles, April 2009. Retrieved: September 27, 2017.
  2. Ogden 2007, p. 146.
  3. "Fantasy of Flight." Rod's Aviation Photos. Retrieved: September 27, 2017.
  4. "FAA Registry N-Number Inquiry Results." Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved: September 27, 2017.