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The Graham-Perren Racer, or Graham-Perren Monoplane, was a racing aircraft built to compete in the 1934 National Air Races, including the Greve Trophy.[1]

Graham-Perren Racer
Role	Racing aircraft Type of aircraft
Designer	George Graham & Charles Perren Jr, Waukesha WI.
Introduction	1933
Number built	1

Design and development

The racer was a short-coupled, wire braced, mid-winged aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear and an open cockpit. The Wright Gipsy engine protruded upward through the cowl leaving little forward visibility.[2]

Specifications (Graham-Perren Racer)

Data from Skyways

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright Gipsy Inline Piston, 100 hp (75 kW)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Howard DGA-3

References

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