1920 Dayton-Wright RB-1 Monoplane

Summary

Designer Milton Baumann and pilot Howard Rinehart hoped to win the 1920 Gordon Bennett Air Race with their Dayton-Wright RB-1. Years ahead of its time, the airplane featured a single cantilevered wing, movable wing flaps for adjustable camber settings, an enclosed cockpit, and retractable landing gear. But a failed control cable knocked Rinehart out of contention. The RB-1 never raced again.

Designer Milton Baumann and pilot Howard Rinehart hoped to win the 1920 Gordon Bennett Air Race with their Dayton-Wright RB-1. Years ahead of its time, the airplane featured a single cantilevered wing, movable wing flaps for adjustable camber settings, an enclosed cockpit, and retractable landing gear. But a failed control cable knocked Rinehart out of contention. The RB-1 never raced again.

Artifact

Airplane

Date Made

1920

Creators

Baumann, Milton C. 

Dayton Wright Airplane Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Ohio 

Creator Notes

Designed by Milton C. Baumann and made by the Dayton Wright Airplane Company, Ohio

Heroes Of The Sky
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky

Object ID

40.290.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Aluminum

Color

White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3.167 ft

Width: 23.25 ft

Length: 22.5 ft

Inscriptions

One side of propeller marked: DAYTON WRIGHT/ 250 H.P. On other side: SERIES 50502 / NO. 1

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