Author Topic: Indentify this 1930s racer (Read 325 times)

Widewing · « **on:** February 01, 2001, 12:20:00 PM »

This aircraft was entered in the 1931 Thompson Trophy race, but finished well behind the Gee Bee Model Z. Over the course of the next several years, this aircraft was improved and fitted with increasingly more powerful engines. This aircraft and its sisters would win the Thompson once, and remain competitive through 1935. Identify the aircraft in the drawing.

My regards,

Widewing

Westy · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2001, 12:31:00 PM »

I keep thinking Hughes.... I pass

-Westy

(I also passed on making the FW-190 heritage joke)

Andy Bush · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2001, 01:11:00 PM »

A pretty little thing...and fast too!

[This message has been edited by Andy Bush (edited 02-01-2001).]

Widewing · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2001, 01:14:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Andy Bush:

A pretty little thing...and fast too!

Yes it was. The version in your image is that which won the 1933 Thompson piloted by its namesake.

My regards,

Widewing

Voss · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2001, 01:29:00 PM »

Looks like a "Wedell Williams," but there were a lot of similar racers of the era. Roscoe Turner had a few of these modified for himself.

Voss

Voss · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2001, 01:31:00 PM »