Verville-Packard R-1

The Verville-Packard R-1 was a military racing aircraft that was modified from Alfred V. Verville's previous Verville VCP-1 design. The R-1 is sometimes known also as the Verville-Packard VCP-R or the Verville-Packard 600. The R-1 was the first racing aircraft built for the United States Army Air Corps.

R-1
Role	Racing aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Verville-Packard
Designer	Alfred V. Verville
First flight	1919
Primary user	United States Army Air Corps
Number built	1
Developed from	Verville VCP

Development

The first R-1 was created from a VCP-1 in 1919, by installing the Packard V-12 engine.^[1][2]

Operational history

On November 27, 1920, Capt. Corliss Moseley, flying an R-1 racer, out of 24 track finishers, won the Pulitzer Trophy Race at Mitchel Air Force Base. The top speed was 156.54 mph.^[3][4]

It also raced in the 1920 Gordon Bennet Trophy air race.

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  Photo of C. C. Mosley, who piloted the R-1 Racer to victory at the 1920 National Air Races in New York.
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  R-1 Racer in photo c. 1920
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  The VCP-R was damaged on August 2nd, 1920, after colliding on landing with an automobile that had been timing its speed tests at Wright Field.

Operators

 United States

• United States Army Air Corps

Specifications (R-1)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Wingspan: 32 ft (9.8 m)
• Wing area: 269 sq ft (25.0 m²)
• Powerplant: 1 × Packard 1A-2025 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 638 hp (476 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 177 mph (285 km/h, 154 kn)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Dayton-Wright RB-1
• Curtiss CR