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Air Pictorial 1991-10 / M.Gradidge - Gateway to Aviation
Регистрационный номер: NX261Y [4] Tony Le Vier's Keith Rider R-4 Firecracker NX261Y, one of Planes of Fame Museum's contributions to the Golden Age of Air Racing exhibit. This was built in 1936 and raced by Le Vier in 1938 to win the Greve, but failed in other pre-war races and was not raced again.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1993-10 / M.Oakey - Grapevine
Регистрационный номер: NX96Y [3] The last racing design produced by Keith Rider was the R-6. It flew in 1938 but after a poor 1939 racing season it was placed in storage in California.
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Air-Britain Archive 2003-04 / J.Meaden - The Miles Mohawk and the Menasco engine
Регистрационный номер: R51Y [4], NR51Y [4] Keith Rider's R-1 "San Francisco I" R51Y No.131 with Menasco B6S, cantilever wing and retractable undercarriage. The name appeared on the right side of the nose while the left side shows the cooling air louvres and outlets.
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Air-Britain Archive 2003-04 / J.Meaden - The Miles Mohawk and the Menasco engine
Регистрационный номер: R51Y [4], NR51Y [4] In 1936 Rudy Kling renamed the R-1 "Suzy", rebuilt it with an enclosed cockpit and repainted it blue and cream. Unfortunately he crashed it into a car driven onto the airfield when landing, writing it off but escaping with minor cuts himself.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1988-08 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номер: NR51Y [4], R51Y [4] Rudy Kling lends scale to the Keith Rider R-1 Suzy. This blue and cream racer had a wing span of 21ft 4in and a maximum speed of 238 m.p.h. It was of mixed construction, with an aluminium monocoque fuselage and wooden ply-covered wings and tailplane.
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Flight 1936-08 / Flight
Регистрационный номер: R52Y American racing type, familiar to visitors to the American National Air Races: Keith Rider;
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Flight 1937-10 / Flight
Регистрационный номер: NX261Y [4] C. H. Gotch's Keith-Rider Special, which have small Menasco in-line engine.
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Flight 1939-11 / Flight
Регистрационный номер: NX261Y [4] Described by Mr. Morrison as “the very fastest Menasco-powered airplane ever built,” Tony LeVier’s monoplane was first designed by Keith Rider and later redesigned by William Schoenfeld.
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Air-Britain Archive 2003-04 / J.Meaden - The Miles Mohawk and the Menasco engine
Регистрационный номер: NX261Y [4] Keith Rider's R-4 as the "Schoenfeldt Firecracker" NX261Y No.70 in 1939. It was smaller than the R-1 with a wing span of only 18 ft (5.4 m) and the undercarriage retracted inwards. The Menasco C6S-4 engine was boosted to give 300 hp. Tony LeVier won races with it in 1938 and continued to fly it in 1939.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1988-08 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номер: R264Y [3], NX264Y [3] Dave Elmendorf running up his cream, largely untested Rider R-5, R264Y. The racer's performance proved to be disappointing, owing mainly to the owner/pilot's inexperience. R264Y is currently displayed at the EAA's museum at Oshkosh. The 20ft span racer had a top speed of 225 m.p.h. and, for the 1936 Nationals, was powered by a 250 h.p. Menasco engine.
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Flight 1938-10 / Flight
Регистрационный номер: NX264Y [3], R264Y [3] The Elmendorf Special or Marcoux-Bromberg Jackrabbit with a 250 h.p. Menasco B-6S.
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Air-Britain Archive 2003-04 / J.Meaden - The Miles Mohawk and the Menasco engine
Регистрационный номер: NX264Y [3], R264Y [3] The Rider R-5 NX264Y No.22 "Jackrabbit" of 1938 was originally the 1936 "Elmendorf Special" (N)R264Y. It is seen here reconditioned for preservation by the EAA Museum.
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Flight 1939-11 / Flight
Регистрационный номер: NX96Y [3] The Keith Rider Eightball was not quite ready for the Races.
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Air-Britain Archive 2003-04 / J.Meaden - The Miles Mohawk and the Menasco engine
Регистрационный номер: NX96Y [3] The Rider R-6 NX96Y "Eight Ball" No.18 of 1939 had a wing with a Spitfire-like planform but engine problems kept it from scoring. The paint scheme was described as 'dusty-blue'.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1988-08 / Personal album. Civil
Регистрационный номер: NR51Y [4], R51Y [4] While trying to avoid a collision with Joe Jacobson’s overturned Howard DGA-4 Kling hit a car by Pylon Three and crashed. Amazingly he emerged from the wreckage with just a scratched head, and joined Jacobson in the ambulance for the ride to the medical station.
