"The Curtiss R3C-2" Topic

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Tango01	22 Sep 2013 3:38 p.m. PST
Nice plane!. "The Curtiss R3C was an US-American racing aircraft built in landplane and floatplane form. It was a single-seated biplane built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The R3C-1[1] was the landplane version and Cyrus Bettis won the Pulitzer Trophy Race in one on 12 October 1925 with a speed of 248.9 mph (406.5 km/h). The R3C-2 was a twin-float seaplane built for the Schneider Trophy race. In 1925, it took place at Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With 232.57 mph (374.274 km/h), pilot Jimmy Doolittle won the trophy with a Curtiss R3C-2. The other two R3C-2, piloted by George Cuddihy and Ralph Oftsie, did not reach the finish line. The next day, with the same plane on a straight course, Doolittle reached 245.7 mph (395.4 km/h), a new world record. For the next Schneider Trophy, that took place on 13 November 1926, the R3C-2's engine was further improved, and pilot Christian Franck Schilt won the second place with 231.364 mph (372.34 km/h)." From wiki. From main page garagemdigital.blogspot.com.ar Hope you enjoy!. Amicalement Armand
Coelacanth	22 Sep 2013 3:43 p.m. PST
Here's Jimmy Doolittle with the actual aircraft. Ron
jpattern2	22 Sep 2013 4:54 p.m. PST
Wow, that's a beautiful finish on that model! I love all of the racing planes of that era, land- and water-based.
Onomarchos	22 Sep 2013 5:24 p.m. PST
Is that really a model or a digital rendering? Mark
jpattern2	22 Sep 2013 8:20 p.m. PST
D'oh! Good catch, it's digital.
Joes Shop	23 Sep 2013 4:37 a.m. PST
Interesting, thanks!
Tango01	23 Sep 2013 10:37 a.m. PST
Glad you enjoyed it boys!. Amicalement Armand