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Curtiss R3C

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1925 American racing aircraft

Curtiss R3C
Curtiss R3C-2
General information
Type	Racing aircraft
Manufacturer	Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
Primary users	US Navy US Army
Number built	3
History
Introduction date	1925
First flight	18 September 1925
Developed from	Curtiss R2C

TheCurtiss R3C is an American racing aircraft built in landplane andfloatplane form. It was a single-seatbiplane built by theCurtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.

TheR3C-1^[1] was the landplane version andCyrus Bettis won thePulitzer Trophy Race in one on 12 October 1925 with a speed of 248.9 mph (400.6 km/h).

TheR3C-2 was a twin float seaplane built for theSchneider Trophy race. In 1925, from 23 to 26 October, it took place atChesapeake Bay inBaltimore, Maryland. With 232.57 mph (374.29 km/h), pilotJimmy Doolittle won the trophy with a Curtiss R3C-2. The other two R3C-2s, piloted by George Cuddihy and Ralph Oftsie, did not reach the finish line. The next day, with the same plane on a straight course, Doolittle reached 245.7 mph (395.4 km/h), a new world record. For the next Schneider Trophy, which took place on 13 November 1926, the R3C-2's engine was further improved, and pilot Christian Franck Schilt took second place with 231.364 mph (372.344 km/h).

Operators

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The surviving R3C-2 is displayed at theNASM near Washington

United States

United States Navy - two examples
United States Army Air Service - one example

Survivors

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The R3C-2 that Jimmy Doolitle piloted to victory in the 1925 Schneider Trophy race is preserved at theNational Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Centre, atWashington Dulles Airport,Virginia. It still wears its '3' 1925 racing number.

Specifications (R3C-2)

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The R3C-3 at theNaval Aircraft Factory in 1926.

Curtiss R3C-2 at the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Wingspan: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Height: 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
Wing area: 144 sq ft (13.4 m²)
Airfoil: Curtiss C-80^[3]
Empty weight: 2,135 lb (968 kg)
Gross weight: 2,738 lb (1,242 kg)
Powerplant: 1 ×Curtiss V-1400 V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 565 hp (421 kW)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 245 mph (394 km/h, 213 kn)
Range: 290 mi (470 km, 250 nmi) at full throttle

In popular culture

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A Curtiss R3C appears inHayao Miyazaki's 1992 animated moviePorco Rosso featuring a romanticized interwar aviation. The Curtiss R3C is flown by a pilot himself named Curtis. The dialogues also reference the 1925 Schneider Trophy.

References

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^Also given the "paper" designationF3C as fighters in the US Navy designation system: Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p.127.
^Bowers, Peter M. (1979).Curtiss aircraft, 1907-1947. London: Putnam. pp. 233–239.ISBN 0370100298.
^Lednicer, David."The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage".m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved16 April 2019.

Angelucci, Enzo.World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. London:Willow Books, 1984.ISBN 0-00-218148-7.
Bowers, Peter M.Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947. London:Putnam, 1979.ISBN 0-370-10029-8.
Swanborough, Gordon andBowers, Peter M.United States Navy Aircraft since 1911. London:Putnam, 1976.ISBN 0-370-10054-9.
The Golden Age of Aviation – Curtiss R3C-2
Pulitzer Trophy web site
Schneider Trophy 1925 web site (french)
German edition “Flugzeuge”, Enzo Angelucci, 1974ISBN 3-8068-4024-5
results of the Schneider Trophy from the Society of Air Racing Historians

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related toCurtiss R3C.

Curtiss andCurtiss-Wright aircraft

Manufacturer
designations

Early types	Golden Flier Reims Racer Beachey Special
Model letters	C D E F FL GS H HA HS J JN -5 -6H K L MF N NC O R S T
Model numbers	1 B F 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (I) 18 (II) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 K/P 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 A B 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 I P S 76 A 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
"L" series	L-17 L-18 L-19 L-22 L-41 L-44 L-72 L-79 L-85 L-115 L-117 L-710
"CA" series	CA-1
"CR" series	CR-1 CR-2
"CW" series	CW-1 CW-2 CW-3 CW-4 CW-5 CW-6 CW-8 CW-9 CW-10 CW-11 CW-12 CW-14 CW-15 CW-16 CW-17 CW-18² CW-19 CW-20 CW-21 CW-22 CW-23 CW-24 CW-25 CW-26 CW-27 CW-28 CW-29 CW-32 CW-33 CW-40
"P" series	P-200 P-202 P-212 P-218 P-219 P-222 P-223 P-224 P-225 P-227 P-228 P-229 P-232 P-235 P-238 P-239 P-240 P-241 P-243 P-244 P-245 P-247 P-248 P-249 P-250 P-251 P-252 P-253 P-254 P-255 P-256 P-257 P-259 P-261 P-264 P-268 P-269 P-272 P-273 P-274 P-275 P-276 P-277 P-278 P-279 P-280 P-282 P-283 P-291 P-292 P-293 P-295 P-296 P-297 P-298 P-299 P-302 P-303 P-304 P-305 P-306 P-307 P-509 P-517 P-518 P-538 P-539 P-541 P-545 P-551 P-558 P-565 P-586 P-588 P-592
"X" series	X-100 X-200 X-300 X-410 X-425

Operator and role

Civil

Experimental	No. 1 Model C SX-5-1 Tanager
Racers and record	No. 2 Cox Racer CW-B-14R
Airliners	Eagle Condor 18 Condor II Kingbird Thrush Commando
Utility	Model D Model E Model F Carrier Pigeon Falcon Robin Lark 6B CW-12 CW-14 Sportsman CW-15 Sedan CW-16 CW-19W

Army

Ground attack	A-3 A-4 A-5 A-6 A-8 YA-10 A-12 YA-14 A-18 A-25 A-40 XA-43
Bombers	NBS-1 B-2 XNBS-4
Transports	XC-10 C-30 Condor C-46 Commando C-55 Commando C-76 C-113 Commando
Fighters	S 18 PN-1 PW-8 P-1 to P-5 P-6 XP-10 P-11 P-14² P-17 XP-18² XP-19² YP-20 XP-21 XP-22 XP-23 XP-31 P-36 YP-37 P-40 XP-42 XP-46 XP-53 XP-55 YP-60 XP-62 XP-71 XP-87
Observation	O-1 O-11 O-12 O-13 O-16 O-18 O-24² O-26 XO-30² O-39 O-40 O-52
Racers	R-6 R-8
Trainers	J L JN Fledgling AT-4 Hawk AT-5 Hawk BT-4 AT-9 Jeep
Experimental	X-19
Licensed	USAO-1 NBS-1/Model 30

Navy

Bombers	CT BFC BF2C SBC SB2C XSB3C² XBTC XBT2C
Fighters	HA GS TS-1 FC F2C F3C F4C F5C¹ F6C F7C F8C F9C F10C F11C XF12C F13C XF14C XF15C
Observation/scout	CS/SC S2C XS3C S4C SC OC O2C O3C SOC SO2C SO3C
Trainers	N-9 N2C SNC
Transports	RC R4C R5C
Maritime patrol	H-16 F5L HS-1L & HS-2L
Racers and record	NC CR R2C R3C

Export

Bombers	Canada CW-14 Osprey
Maritime patrol	H-2, H-4, H-8 and H-16 F5L HS-2L
Fighters	CW-17 Pursuit Osprey² CW-21 Demon
Trainers	Canuck CW-14 Osprey CW-16 CW-18² CW-22