Talk:Hughes H-1 Racer

Given that the replica was given serial number 2, and was in fact considered another production of the original and not a replica, shouldn't the number built be set to two? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.101.75.7 (talk) 01:26, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Which one is the real output? It was fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1535 twin-row 14-cylinder radial engine of 25.2 liters, putting out over 1,000 horsepower (750 kW). And below: Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-1535[4] radial engine, 700 hp (521 kW) 84.227.139.69 (talk) 19:57, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

On 23 October 1934, Francesco Agello of Italy, set the world speed record for a piston driven airplane of 440.68 with a Macchi MC72.

It may be that the H-1 set a record for a non-seaplane or the United States record. I have not confirmed exactly what record, if any, the H-1 actually set.

You are correct- he set the land-plane speed record. Hughes himself always made sure to make this perfectly clear to interviewing media and such. Surviving transcripts and recordings show him correcting and explaining this issue quite frequently. I have edited the page to specify "land-plane speed record". I also added a small Trivia section with a very obscure fact about the H-1 relating to the color of the wings over time. (By the way, this is the first time I've tried to edit wikipedia. I made a bunch of newbie mistakes. After making my initial edit with the additional information, I corrected a bunch of typos and stuff without marking any of those revisions "minor".  I also didn't put anything in the "Edit Summary" for any of my revisions.  Oops.  I'll do better next time now that I'm aware.)

BTW: Thanks to this discussion I expanded several articles relating to the M.C.72 (a facinating plane). Thanks for the tip!Cglassey 19:20, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

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Re-write
I would like to amend this article to more closely follow the guidelines in the WP:Aviation group. I invite commentary before I begin an extensive edit. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 00:38, 6 March 2009 (UTC).


 * It appears that the article was written without access to what I consider the ultimate Hughes reference, Paul Matt's article in Historical Aviation Album. I hope that it will be taken into account when the article is revised.Uu-flyer (talk) 20:47, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem, although no source should really be considered the ultimate resource, please feel free to make those revisions. Remember that a Harvard citation is being used in referencing statements. The form will be: Matt and Rust 1980, p. 12. (just an example). FWiW Bzuk (talk) 21:31, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

First flight
Is September 13, 1935 the date of the first flight, the date of the record-breaking flight, or both? Drutt (talk) 16:59, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Name:- Racer? or Special
With a l.ittle digging the correct name for this articla can be found. Is it Hughes H-1 Racer or Hughes H-1 Special. I incline toward the latter, as i think the racer epithet was added to Hughes H-1 just to describe its function. Any discussion?Petebutt (talk) 03:59, 24 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Officially, it was the Hughes H.1 but the tag "racer" or "Racer" began to be used unofficially nearly from its genesis. The modified "H-1B Special" was the only use of the different name. The Smithsonian refers to the aircraft as the "Hughes H-1 Racer." FWiW Bzuk (talk) 11:43, 24 April 2010 (UTC).

According to Paul Matt, Hughes himself always referred to the plane as the Hughes 1B and the "H-1" designation was invented by the comtemporary media.Uu-flyer (talk) 20:47, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Wrong Registration?
In the infobox, the Registration given is NR258Y, but the pictures in the article show it to be NX258Y. Is this just a typo or it has some reason behind? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheDestroyer111 (talk • contribs) 11:50, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

NX258Y is the registration of the replica built by Jim Wright. (http://offbeatoregon.com/1207sp-heroic-final-flight-of-jim-wright-howard-hughes-racer-plane.html) Both NR258Y and NX258Y are seen on different photos of Hughes' plane, and at least one photo has both NR and NX on the plane at the same time (https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/transcontinental-speed-record/), though it is R258Y as currently displayed at the Smithsonian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stoic Correction (talk • contribs) 05:35, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

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YouTuber inclusion and relevance
Drachinifel is a decent YouTuber and somewhat accomplished with his channel on Naval History, but is his opinion really relevant and notable enough for inclusion into this article? He is by no means an historian or aviation expert. 107.77.207.77 (talk) 21:36, 26 April 2023 (UTC)