Written by Laddie Mikulasko As featured on page 31 in the November 2012 issue of Model Aviation. As featured in the Model Aviation tablet app.
In the 1920s and early 1930s the National Air Races were very popular. The military dominated the racing circuits with their powerful designs. The Travel Air Company wanted to build racers that would outrace the military airplanes.Two young engineers, Herb Rawdon and Walter Burnham, under the guidance of Walter Beech, president and founder of the Travel Air Company, started designing sleek, low-wing airplanes with the streamlined wheel pants and a…