Powell PH Racer

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The '''Powell PH Racer''' was a 1920s air racer which held the distinction of having won all the races it entered.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Experimenter|date=June 1957}}</ref>

==Design and development== The aircraft was designed by Professor C.H. Powell, teacher at the Aeronautics Department of the University of Detroit.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Aero Digest|date=Dec 1925}}</ref>

The biplane racer used an all-wood fuselage with birch paneling. The wing spars were also wood with fabric covering. Uniquely, the aileron hinges were made of leather.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Flight|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1925/1925%20-%200852.html|date=31 December 1925|title=THE POWELL LIGHT 'PLANE A Successful American Machine with Bristol " Cherub " Engine|pages =852–855}}</ref>

==Operational history==

;Race Winnings *1925 National Air Races piloted by Jerry V. Dack of Dayton, Ohio *Aero Digest Trophy (Dack) *The Dayton Daily News Trophy *The Scientific American Trophy

The Powell Racer was returned to the University of Detroit where it was destroyed in static load tests.

==Variants== *Shirlen Big Cootie A set of plans were drawn up for the Powell PH Racer, using steel tubing for the fuselage.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Experimenter|date=June 1957}}</ref>

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