The Hughes H-1 was a racing aircraft built by Hughes Aircraft in 1935. It set a world airspeed record and a transcontinental speed record across the United States. The H-1 Racer was the last aircraft built by a private individual to set the world speed record; every aircraft to hold the honor since was a military design.
It was fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1535 twin-row 14-cylinder radial engine of 25.2 liters, which although originally rated at 700 hp was tuned to put out
over 1,000 horsepower.
I have enlarged the size and weight to give a 15’ wingspan, altered various physics incuding coupled flaps/elevator to prevent a flaps pitch down, added engine smoke and slight wheel brakes, altered the engine sound and horsepower to give a realistic performance approximation of the real Howard Hughes aircraft.
Hope you enjoy flying my version of this iconic aircraft.
Usual controls with rates on ch5, up for normal, brakes on up elevator.
It was fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-1535 twin-row 14-cylinder radial engine of 25.2 liters, which although originally rated at 700 hp was tuned to put out
over 1,000 horsepower.
I have enlarged the size and weight to give a 15’ wingspan, altered various physics incuding coupled flaps/elevator to prevent a flaps pitch down, added engine smoke and slight wheel brakes, altered the engine sound and horsepower to give a realistic performance approximation of the real Howard Hughes aircraft.
Hope you enjoy flying my version of this iconic aircraft.
Usual controls with rates on ch5, up for normal, brakes on up elevator.
