The Hughes H-1 racer, designed by Howard Hughes and Richard Palmer and built by Glenn Odekirk, was developed to be the fastest landplane in the world. On September 13, 1935, Hughes achieved this design goal by flying the H-1 to a new world speed record of 567 kilometers (352 miles) per hour at Santa Ana, California Created by Eric Long Date Created 08/02/2016 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Aircraft; Aviation; Competition Flight; Private Rights and Restrictions CC0
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