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The proposal for Formula V has its roots in the 1964 Reno Air Races. [1] In 1969, Air racer, Steve Wittman presented at the Rockford air convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association specifications for a racing event based around aircraft powered with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine.
The Sonerai I was specially built to be used as a Formula V Air Racing racer. The follow-on aircraft, the Sonerai II was a two-seat modification that made the aircraft more marketable for sport piloting. [2] In 1982, the company marketed its Moni motor glider. It was built of aluminum and featured bonded wing skins. [3]
The company specialized in the design of Formula V Air Racing aircraft for amateur construction. [1] [2] The company was formed as a Florida Domestic for Profit Corporation on 26 January 1968 and listed Charles W. Lasher as President and Director; John W. Lasher as Treasurer and Director and Helen B. Lasher as Director and Secretary. The ...
1931 Los Angeles Air Fiesta [17] Rider R-2: US: 1931: 1931 National Air Races [17] Rider R-3 Marcoux-Bromberg Special: US: 1933: 1935 Bendix Trophy [18] Rider R-5: US: 1936: National Air Races: Rider R-6: US: 1938: Greve Trophy: Rollason Beta: UK: 1967: Formula One Air Racing: RWD-6: Poland: 1930: Challenge International de Tourisme 1930 [2 ...
The Wittman V-Witt also called Witts V and Witt's Vee [1] is single-engine tube-and-fabric construction aircraft specifically made for Formula V Air Racing. Design
He designed and built the Wittman V-Witt to compete in the new Formula V Air Racing class. He competed in races with that aircraft until 1979. Winners of the Formula V National Championship are presented with the Steve Wittman Trophy. Wittman remained active in aviation his entire life.
The Southern Aeronautical Renegade is an American Formula V Air Racing homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Charles Lasher and produced by Southern Aeronautical Corporation of Miami Lakes, Florida. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, but the plans are apparently no longer available. [1]
T-6 Gold Start passing the finish pylon at the 2014 Reno Air Races. Air racing is a type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a previously estimated time.