These models of Racing Aircraft are sculptured to 1/48" scale in magnificent color and detail. A selection of museum quality models are offered in limited editions and are historically accurate. Expressing the power and grace of this golden era of aviation, these fast, colorful and exquisitely crafted aircraft provide a remembrance of the daring of the designers and the courage of the pilots.

This unique and distinctive period of aviation from the late 1920's to the mid 1930's became known as the "Golden Age of Air Racing". Great pilots and designers such as Jimmy Doolittle, Pete Miller, Tony Le Vier, Bob Hall, Roscoe Turner, Howard Hughes, The Granville Brothers, Lee Gehlbach were dominate during the era. These events were the greatest airplane speed events the world had ever seen and provided the stimulus and design for the comabat aircraft of WWII.

Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
1-B	Hughes 1-B Racer	$16500

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The Hughes 1-B, flown by Howard Hughes, set a new land plane speed record of 352.388 m.p.h. on September 13, 1935. Fitted with the 32 foot wing assembly, a transcontinental record was established averaging 332 m.p.h. on January 19, 1937 in 7 hours 28 minutes 25 seconds. The aircraft was officially displayed in a special place of honor in the Air and Space Museum on July 4, 1976. The aircraft was powered by a Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Jr. boosted to 800 hp.

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S-6	Supermarine S.6B (float)	$19500

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The Supermarine S.6B was designed by R.J. Mitchell, the father and creator of the world famous English Spitfire of WWII. The first concept was designed in 1925 and the development of the S.6B in 1930 was succcessful in winning the International Schneider Cup Trophy for the United Kingdom. The Supermarine S.6B was piloted by Flt. Lt G. H. Stainforth for a speed record of 401.5 m.p.h. It had a wingspan of 30 feet and was powered by a 2,530 hp Rolls Royce engine.

Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
R-1	Gee Bee R-1	$17500
R-2	Gee Bee R-2	$17500

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The R-2 Gee-Bee was built for the Bendix Trophy Race. Powered by the 550 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 ci engine. It was specifically designed for cross county racing with 302 gallons of fuel, thus providing for fewer fuel stops. In 1932 flying at an average speed of 222.1 m.p.h. Lee Gehlbach finished fourth in the Bendix. In 1933, piloted by Russell Thaw, the R-2 stalled on a landing in Indianapolis, Indiana turned and hit a wing tip and was out of the race. Both the R-1 and R-2 Gee-Bee, designed by the Granville Brothers, made aviation history in their brief time span and provided new and bold design concepts still evident in high performance aircraft.

Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
M-S	Travel Air Mystery Ship	$16500

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In 1929 The Travel Air Mystery Ship, a new and one of a kind aircraft, was entered in the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. The Travel Air being the only single wing aircraft covering the course. Traveling at a speed of 154.90 m.p.h. it overshadowed the normal rugged biplanes of the era. Thus the Travel Air and its pilot, Doug Davis, became the first winner of what is now know as the Thompson Trophy Race. The Travel Air Racer had a wingspan of 25 feet and was powered by a 300 hp Wright J-6 Whirlwind.

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R-F	Rider R-4 Firecracker	$15500

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In 1936 Keith Rider designed and built the R-4 and R-5 Firecrackers. Both of these aircraft flew in the 1936 National Air Races. In 1937 National Air Races Gus Gotch flew the R-4 and placed third in the Greve Trophy and seventh in the Thompson Trophy Race. During the 1938 National Air Races., an unofficial speed setting was established by Tony Le Vier of 330 m.p.h. However, the official qualifying speed was 260 m.p.h. Tony Le Vier flying the R-4 Firecracker won the 1938 Greve Trophy Race by four seconds and in the 1939 Greve Trophy Tony Le Vier placed second behind Roscoe Turner. The R-4 was powered by a Mendsso in-line 6 cylinder eingine.

Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
L-SS	Laird LC-DW300 Super Solution	$16500

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The Laird Super Solution, flown by Jimmy Doolittle in 1931, won the first Bendix Trophy Race, a cross country dash from Burbank, California to Cleveland, Ohio with an average speed of 223.038 m.p.h. The Super Solution due to fuel consuption and not having auxiliary gas tanks was required to stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Kansas City, Missouri. Jimmy Doolittle not only won the Bendix Trophy Race, but flew on to Newark, NewJersey to establish a full transcontinental record in 11 hours, 16 minutes with an average speed of 217 m.p.h. The Super Solution was powered with a Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. production some 525 hp. Top wing span 21' 0".

Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
M-M	Howard Mr. Mulligan	$17500

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CR-L	Curtiss Racer R3C-1 (gear)	$18000
CR-S	Curtiss Racer R3C-2 (float)	$19500

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Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
ST-A	Boeing Stearman PT-17 AAF	$18000
ST-N	Boeing Stearman N2S2 USN	$18000

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Stearman USA Navy Marking

Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
M-C	Macchi MC-72 (float)	$19500

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Italy race plane for speed records

Item No.	Aircraft Description	Cost per unit
L-10	Lockheed 10E Electra	$22500

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Amelia Earhart's Plane