Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
Dayton-Wright RB Racer (USA)
Very advanced single-seat cantilever high-wing (variable camber) racing monoplane, built to compete in the 1920 Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup Race. Pilot sat inside the fuselage, with side windows only. Landing gear retracted into fuselage. Powered by one 186.3 kW (250 hp) Hall/Scott Liberty Six. Maximum level speed approximately 320km/h (200 mph).
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Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v3
Dayton-Wright RB Racer.
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Aeroplane Monthly 2000-01 / P.Jarrett - Landmarks in the sky /Epoch-making aircraft/
One of the earliest aeroplanes to feature a retractable undercarriage was the Dayton-Wright RB racer of 1920, which was also a variable-camber cantilever monoplane with an enclosed cockpit, the wing comprising a balsa core skinned with plywood. The retraction mechanism was hand-cranked, and the process took 12 to 20sec.
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Flight 1920-10 / Flight
THE GORDON-BENNETT RACE: The Dayton-Wright in flight. Note the clean appearance resulting from drawing the undercarriage into the fuselage
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Flight 1920-09 / Flight
A Gordon-Bennett Entry from U.S.A. This sketch gives a general idea of the Dayton Wright machine. It is said to have a speed of 215 m.p.h. The undercarriage and wheels are drawn up within the fuselage when in flight. The planes are of the variable camber type.
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