Curtiss R3C

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The Curtiss R3C was a 1920s American racing seaplane and landplane famous for its record-breaking performances and victories in international air races, including the Schneider Trophy.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Curtiss R3C canonical 1
Curtiss R3C-1 1
Curtiss R3C-2 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biplane ⓘ
landplane variant ⓘ
racing aircraft ⓘ
seaplane ⓘ
seaplane variant ⓘ
achievement winner of the 1925 Pulitzer Trophy race ⓘ
winner of the 1925 Schneider Trophy ⓘ
aircraftCategory racing landplane ⓘ
racing seaplane ⓘ
airframeMaterial wood-and-fabric construction ⓘ
competition 1925 Pulitzer Trophy race ⓘ
1925 Schneider Trophy race ⓘ
configuration single-seat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designFeature radiators integrated into wing surfaces ⓘ
streamlined fuselage for high speed ⓘ
engineConfiguration single-engine ⓘ
engineType liquid-cooled piston engine ⓘ
era 1920s ⓘ
fameReason record-breaking performances ⓘ
victories in international air races ⓘ
firstFlight 1925 ⓘ
landingGear conventional wheeled gear for landplane version ⓘ
floats for seaplane version ⓘ
manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company ⓘ
linked to: Curtiss
maximumSpeed approximately 232 mph ⓘ
approximately 374 km/h ⓘ
notableEvent James Doolittle set a world speed record flying an R3C-2 in 1925 ⓘ
notablePilot Cyrus Bettis ⓘ
James Doolittle ⓘ
linked to: James H. Doolittle

Jimmy Doolittle ⓘ
linked to: James H. Doolittle
numberBuilt small series ⓘ
operator United States Army Air Service ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant Curtiss V-1400 ⓘ
propulsion tractor propeller ⓘ
record world speed record for seaplanes in 1925 ⓘ
role air racing ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
usedFor speed record attempts ⓘ
usedIn Schneider Trophy ⓘ
variant Curtiss R3C-1 ⓘ
linked to: Curtiss R3C

Curtiss R3C-2 ⓘ
linked to: Curtiss R3C
wingConfiguration biplane ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Curtiss R3C → variant → Curtiss R3C-1 ⓘ
linked to: Curtiss R3C
Curtiss R3C → variant → Curtiss R3C-2 ⓘ
linked to: Curtiss R3C
1927 Schneider Trophy → notableAircraft → Curtiss R3C-3 ⓘ
linked to: Curtiss R3C