Wingspan 5.72 m Manufacturer Brown Aircraft Co. | Length 4.88 m | |
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The Brown B-1 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft of the 1930s.
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Development
The B-1 Racer was built in 1933 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, previously of Clover Field, Santa Monica, California.
The B-1 was designed by Dean Holloway and was intended for competitive flying at the hands of Ralph Bushey. The diminutive aircraft was a low-winged monoplane with an open single-person cockpit and a fixed tail-skid undercarriage.
Operational history
Ralph Bushey raced the aircraft NR83Y in several prewar competitions in the United States, but the aircraft was damaged in a crash after the engine fell out whilst racing. It was rebuilt in 1947 with a removable closed cabin and powered by an 85 hp (63 kW) Continental C-85 engine.
The aircraft continued to compete as a "midget racer", named Suzie Jayne.
The B-1 was withdrawn from flying in the late 1940s, is currently owned by Kermit Weeks and on public display at the Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, alongside the Brown B-2 replica.
Specifications (as rebuilt in 1947)
Data from Aerofiles.com
General characteristics