Hughes H-1 Racer

H-1 Racer
The H-1 Racer at the National Air and Space Museum (below)
Role	Racing aircraft Long-range aircraft [for record attempt] Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Hughes Aircraft
Designer	Richard Palmer[1][2]
First flight	August 17, 1935[3]
Primary user	Howard Hughes
Produced	1935
Number built	1
Career
Registration	NR258Y
Preserved at	National Air and Space Museum

The Hughes H-1 Racer is a racing aircraft built by Hughes Aircraft in 1935. Utilizing different wings, it set both 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; most aircraft to hold the record since have been military designs.