Hughes H-1 Racer
On January 19, 1937, after building and installing a larger wing that incorporated more fuel tanks, Howard Hughes launched out of Burbank, California, for a nonstop transcontinental run. Landing in Newark, New Jersey, after a seven-hour and 28-minute flight, averaging 332 mph, Hughes handily beat the old transcontinental speed mark-—which he himself had previously set in a borrowed Northrop Gamma—by two hours.
Hughes H-1 Racer
On January 19, 1937, after building and installing a larger wing that incorporated more fuel tanks, Howard Hughes launched out of Burbank, California, for a nonstop transcontinental run. Landing in Newark, New Jersey, after a seven-hour and 28-minute flight, averaging 332 mph, Hughes handily beat the old transcontinental speed mark-—which he himself had previously set in a borrowed Northrop Gamma—by two hours.