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Powell PH Racer

Powell PH Racer
FieldValue
namePowell PH Racer
imagePowell PH Les Ailes January 7, 1926.jpg
aircraft_typeAir Racer
national_originUnited States of America
designerCH Powell
variantsShirlen Big Cootie

The Powell PH Racer was a 1920s air racer which held the distinction of having won all the races it entered.

Design and development

The aircraft was designed by Professor C.H. Powell, teacher at the Aeronautics Department of the University of Detroit.

The biplane racer used an all-wood fuselage with birch paneling. The wing spars were also wood with fabric covering. Uniquely, the aileron hinges were made of leather.

Operational history

;Race Winnings

  • 1925 National Air Races piloted by Jerry V. Dack of Dayton, Ohio
  • Aero Digest Trophy (Dack)
  • The Dayton Daily News Trophy
  • The Scientific American Trophy

The Powell Racer was returned to the University of Detroit where it was destroyed in static load tests.

Variants

  • Shirlen Big Cootie A set of plans were drawn up for the Powell PH Racer, using steel tubing for the fuselage.

Specifications (Powell Racer)

Powell PH 3-view drawing from Les Ailes January 7, 1926

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Powerplant

Performance

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References

References

  1. Experimenter. (June 1957)
  2. Aero Digest. (Dec 1925)
  3. (31 December 1925). "THE POWELL LIGHT 'PLANE A Successful American Machine with Bristol " Cherub " Engine". Flight.
  4. Experimenter. (June 1957)
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