| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 22-328 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS22-328 |
| Other Marks: | 48 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Verville-Sperry R-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Verville-Sperry R-3 |
| Aircraft Version: | Verville-Sperry R-3 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 22-328 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Saint Louis - Lambert-Saint Louis InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Missouri, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSTL IATA: STL Local: STL Other: - |
| Event: | National Air Races 1923 |
| Photo Date: | October 1923 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 648896 |
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Air racing rivalry between the US Army and Navy did stimulate technological progress. The R-3 was one of the first aircraft with fully retractable main landing gear. It was designed at the Engineering Division of the USAAS by Alfred Verville and manufactured by the Lawrence Sperry Aircraft Company. Powered by the inferior Wright H-3 engine, the three R-3s built were unsuccessful in the 1922 Pulitzer Trophy race. 22-328 is seen here at the 1923 race, which it did not finish. This plane had received a Curtiss D-12 engine and managed a FAI speed record over 500 km in March 1923. It won the 1924 Pulitzer race, but that edition was less competitive. Photo from: Museum of Flight This photo was added on 30 January 2024, and has since been viewed 214 times. |