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1920 Dayton-Wright RB-1 Monoplane

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Artifact Overview

Designer Milton Baumann and pilot Howard Rinehart hoped to win the 1920 Gordon Bennett Air Race with their Dayton-Wright RB-1. Years ahead of its time, the airplane featured a single cantilevered wing, movable wing flaps for adjustable camber settings, an enclosed cockpit, and retractable landing gear. But a failed control cable knocked Rinehart out of contention. The RB-1 never raced again.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Airplane

Date Made

1920

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Designed by Milton C. Baumann and made by the Dayton Wright Airplane Company, Ohio

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky

Object ID

40.290.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Aluminum

Color

White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.167 ft
Width: 23.25 ft
Length: 22.5 ft

Inscriptions

One side of propeller marked: DAYTON WRIGHT/ 250 H.P. On other side: SERIES 50502 / NO. 1
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