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- 1920 Dayton-Wright RB-1 Monoplane - 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.
- 1920
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1920 Dayton-Wright RB-1 Monoplane
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.
- Pilot Howard Rinehart Standing on Wing of the Dayton Wright RB-1 Racer, August 1920 - 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.
- August 19, 1920
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Pilot Howard Rinehart Standing on Wing of the Dayton Wright RB-1 Racer, August 1920
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.
- Orville Wright and Howard Rinehart with DeHavilland DH-4 Bomber, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918 - Investors formed the Dayton-Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio, in 1917. Orville Wright lent the use of his name and served as a consultant to the firm. Dayton-Wright manufactured some 3,000 DH-4 military airplanes during World War I. General Motors purchased the company in 1919, and Dayton-Wright ended operations in 1923.
- May 14, 1918
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Orville Wright and Howard Rinehart with DeHavilland DH-4 Bomber, Dayton-Wright Company, South Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1918
Investors formed the Dayton-Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio, in 1917. Orville Wright lent the use of his name and served as a consultant to the firm. Dayton-Wright manufactured some 3,000 DH-4 military airplanes during World War I. General Motors purchased the company in 1919, and Dayton-Wright ended operations in 1923.