Pilot Howard Rinehart Standing on Wing of the Dayton Wright RB-1 Racer, August 1920
THF270970 / Pilot Howard Rinehart Standing on Wing of the Dayton Wright RB-1 Racer, August 1920
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Artifact Overview
Howard Rinehart demonstrated the strength of the single cantilevered wing on his Dayton-Wright RB-1. Designed by Rinehart and Milton Baumann, the innovative airplane also featured movable wing flaps, retractable landing gear, and an enclosed cockpit. Rinehart hoped to win the 1920 Gordon Bennett Air Race flying the RB-1, but a failed control cable forced him out of the competition.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
19 August 1920
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.225
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.625 in
Width: 5.5 in
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