AMA Plans Service Showcase
Find the feature on page 131 in the November 2011 issue.
IN 1935, the world’s fastest single-engine, land-based aircraft belonged to Howard Hughes. The H-1 Racer had many new features for its time, including the first use of hydraulically actuated landing gear, and Hughes achieved his goal of setting the world speed record in it, at 353.322 mph.
Jim Young’s August 2006 construction article and model were inspired by the work of Jim Wright, who crafted a reproduction of the original H-1 and showcased it at the 2003 EAA’s AirVenture, in Oshkosh,…