Verville-Packard R-1 Racer

R-1 Racer
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

The Verville-Packard R-1 Racer 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.

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

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.

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