35-406: (Redirected from M-39 ) M39 , M-39 or M.39 may refer to: Aviation [ edit ] Macchi M.39 , an Italian racing seaplane of 1926 Miles M.39 , a 1943 British tandem wing aircraft Armament and military [ edit ] HMS Hurworth (M39) , a 1985 British Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessel M39 Pantserwagen , an AFV of
70-623: A Douglas DC-7 , with one aircraft completing the circuit. In 2003, Red Bull created a series called the Red Bull Air Race World Championship , in which competitors flew individually between pairs of pylons, while performing prescribed manoeuvres. Usually held over water near large cities, the sport has attracted large crowds and renewed media interest in air racing. The inaugural season had stops in Austria and Hungary. In 2019, Red Bull decided not to continue
105-634: A 2,700 mi (2,346 nmi; 4,345 km) route from Long Island, New York to San Francisco, California , and back, which would see widespread carnage; including seven fatalities (two en route to the race). Of the 48 aircraft that started, 33 would complete the double crossing of the continent. In 1921 , the United States instituted the National Air Meets, which became the National Air Races in 1924 . In 1929 ,
140-562: A Metropolitan Route in Durban, South Africa M39 highway (Kyrgyzstan) , a highway connecting Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan Goulburn Valley Freeway , a freeway in Victoria, Australia Other [ edit ] M39 lens mount , a standard lens mount for cameras Messier 39 (M39), an open star cluster in the constellation Cygnus [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
175-507: A considerable departure from the company's preceding racing flying boat, the Macchi M.33 . It was a single-seat twin-float seaplane with an open cockpit, tightly- braced monoplane wing, and a streamlined fuselage. Two-thirds of the wing's upper surfaces functioned as surface radiators , providing relatively low drag cooling for the engine. It was powered by a Fiat AS.2 V-12 piston engine with an exceptionally high power-to-weight ratio for
210-519: A hot air balloon with a promotional parse touting his newspaper. The event attracted 43 entrants, of which 16 appeared. It was there that aviation pioneer and military pilot Jimmy Doolittle , then thirteen, saw his first airplane. In the years before the First World War , popular interest in aviation led to a large number of air races in Europe; including the 1911 Circuit of Europe race,
245-889: A large static aircraft display. Other promoters have run pylon racing events across the US and Canada, including races in Las Vegas, NV in 1965 , Lancaster, CA in 1965 and 1966, Mojave, California in 1970-71, and 1973–79; at Cape May, NJ in 1971, San Diego, CA in 1971, Miami, FL in 1973 and 1979, Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan in 1984; Hamilton Field, California , in 1988; at Dallas, TX in 1990, in Denver, CO in 1990 and 1992, in Kansas City in 1993, in Phoenix, Arizona in 1994 and 1995; and in Tunica, Mississippi in 2005. Numerous other venues across
280-459: A new world speed record for seaplanes, while MM.74, flown by Adriano Bacula , came in third place. The M.39 was designed by the Italian aeronautical engineer Mario Castoldi to represent Italy in the 1926 Schneider Trophy competition. It represented a considerable departure from his prior designs, being the first low-wing monoplane that Castoldi would design for Macchi, virtually nothing of
315-907: A new world speed record of 416.618 kilometres per hour (258.874 mph) over a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) course at Hampton Roads. Castoldi based the design of his next racing seaplane, the Macchi M.52 , on that of the M.39. MM76, the aircraft flown by de Bernadi to win the Schneider Trophy and set a new world speed record, is on display in the Museo Storico Aeronautica Militare in Bracciano . Data from World Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft , The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft General characteristics Performance Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Air race Air racing
350-683: A semi-automatic pistol Model 39 grenade , a German hand grenade Panssarimiina m/39 , a Finnish anti-tank mine Transportation [ edit ] M-39 (Michigan highway) , a state highway in Michigan M39 (Cape Town) , a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa M39 (Johannesburg) , a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa M39 (Pretoria) , a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa M39 (Durban) ,
385-419: A sizable stabiliser and an unbalanced two-part elevator while the vertical empennage consisted of two fins , one above and one below the fuselage, and an unbalanced rudder , lacking any external bracing. The monoplane wing, which was situated underneath the fuselage, was rigidly braced using steel cables. One feature of particular note about these wings, which were composed of wood, was that two-thirds of
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#1732787723922420-546: Is a type of motorsport that involves airplanes or other types of aircraft that compete over a fixed course, with the winner either returning the shortest time, the one to complete it with the most points, or to come closest to a previously estimated time. The first 'heavier-than-air' air race was held on 23 May 1909 - the Prix de Lagatinerie , at the Port-Aviation airport south of Paris , France. Four pilots entered
455-710: The Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Air Race , and the Aerial Derby . In 1913 , the first Schneider Trophy seaplane race was held. When the competition was resumed after the war, it was significant in advancing aeroplane design , particularly in the fields of aerodynamics and engine design, and would show its results in the best fighters of World War II. On 19 October 1919 , the Army Transcontinental Air Race began along
490-679: The Women's Air Derby , nicknamed the 'Powder Puff Derby', became a part of the National Air Races circuit. The National Air Races lasted until 1949 . The Cleveland Air Races was another important event. In 1947 , an All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, also dubbed the Powder Puff Derby was established, running until 1977 . In 1934 , the MacRobertson Air Race from England to Australia took place, with
525-423: The 9.26m (30ft 4.5in) of the racers- and was powered by a 447-kilowatt (600- horsepower ) Fiat AS.2 liquid-cooled V12 engine , while the racing version had a 597-kilowatt (800-horsepower) Fiat AS.2. Macchi built two trainers, three racers, and one non-flying static-test airframe . The first M.39, a trainer with serial number MM.72, was built in only a few months. It was soon followed by the second trainer (MM.73),
560-755: The Red Bull Air Race World Championship. Aero GP has multiple aircraft racing together pik around pylons, and is based in Europe where it has held an air race each year since 2005 . In June of 2005 against all odds and extreme pressure from the Reno Air Race Association not to start another race, entrepreneur Jeff Landers, a Memphis native, organized the Tunica Air Races in Tunica, Mississippi with Unlimited, T-6, and Sport classes represented. After
595-785: The Royal Dutch Army used in World War II M39 armored utility vehicle , a variant of the American M18 Hellcat tank destroyer M39 cannon , an American aircraft-mounted automatic cannon M39 rifle, a Finnish variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle , a semi-automatic, gas-operated rifle M39 missile , a missile carried and launched from an M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System; see M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System#Rockets and missiles Smith & Wesson Model 39 (S&W M39),
630-527: The United States, Canada, and Mexico have also hosted events featuring the smaller Formula One and Biplane classes. In 1970 , American Formula One racing was exported to Europe (Great Britain, and then to France), where almost as many races have been held as in the U.S.A. Also in 1970, the California 1000 Air Race started at the Mojave Airport with a 66 lap unlimited air race that featured
665-502: The aircraft was performed at the company's factory in Varese , north-western Lombardy . It was a single-seat twin-float seaplane of mixed (metal and wooden) construction. The pilot sat in an open cockpit above the trailing edge of the wing; the cockpit ' s windscreen was profiled into the fuselage decking to reduce drag . This fuselage was streamlined and intentionally avoided angularity. The horizontal empennage consisted of
700-572: The audience can see the pilots up close as they carry out spectacular manoeuvres swooping close to the ground-pylons during the race. In November 2021, the first remotely-piloted eVTOL drag race between two Airspeeder craft took place. In 2022 , The remotely-piloted racing series (Airspeeder EXA Series) began in 2022 with Zephatali Walsh named as the inaugural season champion. The aircraft, built by Alauda Aeronautics, use electric vertical take-off and landing ( eVTOL ) technology and are designed to be crewed by human pilots. Restricting aircraft to
735-407: The company's preceding racing flying boat, the Macchi M.33 , was present in its design. It had been determined that the prior aircraft's basic configuration, which was built around a central hull, while affording great stability upon the water, would unavoidably present a great obstacle to penetration and thus was substituted for a pair of braced floats that formed a rigid support. Construction of
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#1732787723922770-475: The course circuit required left turns, the left wing of the aircraft had a slightly greater span than the right wing, which permitted the aircraft to make tighter left-hand turns. To counteract propeller torque reaction, the floats had unequal buoyancy . Furthermore, fuel was stored within these floats. Macchi produced two versions of the M.39, a trainer version and a racer. The trainer version had an increased wingspan of 10.23 metres (33ft 7in) -compared to
805-475: The era. Two versions of the M.39, a trainer version and a racer, were produced. On 6 July 1926, the first aircraft, the trainer model MM.72, performed the type's maiden flight . On 13 November 1926, three M.39s participated in the 1926 Schneider Trophy contest, held at Hampton Roads , Virginia , in the United States; one aircraft, MM.76, piloted by Mario de Bernardi , took first place with an average speed of 396.698 kilometres per hour (246.497 mph), setting
840-554: The race, two started, but nobody completed the full race distance; though this was not unexpected, as the rules specified that whoever travelled furthest would be the winner if no-one completed the race. Léon Delagrange , who covered slightly more than half of the ten 1.2- kilometre (0.75 mi ; 0.65 nmi ) laps was declared the winner. Some other minor events were held before the Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne in 22–29 August 1909 at Reims, France . This
875-516: The same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M39&oldid=1237842046 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Macchi M.39 The Macchi M.39
910-743: The successful and safe race in 2005 RARA fought any and all efforts for the growth of this motorsport and any effort for a 2006 race there and one in Tucson Arizona. Powered paragliding or paramotor races have been organised by the Parabatix Sky Racers made up of the world's top paramotor pilots. The first occurring on 4 September 2010 in an airfield in Montauban , Southern France. These are foot-launched ram-air wings powered by small two-stroke engines , and allow for much smaller race venues such as city parks or beaches, where
945-496: The three M.39 racers took part in the 1926 Schneider Trophy contest at Hampton Roads , Virginia , in the United States. MM.75 suffered a burst pipe and had to leave the race early, but MM.76, piloted by Mario de Bernardi , took first place with an average speed of 396.698 kilometres per hour (246.497 mph), setting a new world speed record for seaplanes. MM.74, flown by Adriano Bacula , came in third place. Four days later, on 17 November 1926, de Bernardi used MM.76 to achieve
980-474: The three racers (MM.74, MM.75, and MM.76), and the static-test airframe. On 6 July 1926, the trainer MM.72 performed its maiden flight , becoming the first M.39 to fly. On 16 September 1926, the Italian Schneider team captain stalled one of the trainers over Lake Varese and was killed in the resulting crash into the lake itself. Development of the M.39 proceeded undaunted. On 13 November 1926,
1015-456: The water in the cylinder jackets and tubing, the residual oil, the starter apparatus and the fuel pump , was exceptionally low (467 grams (1.03 lb.) per hp); it was reportedly lighter that any other powerplant in its power range in production with any other manufacturer in the world at that time. The M.39 was specifically built to compete for the Schneider Trophy; accordingly, its design had specialised features to aid it in this exact purpose. As
1050-440: The wing's upper surfaces functioned as low drag surface radiators . The adoption of such a radiator arrangement, which avoided the drag that would have otherwise been generated through the use of traditional honeycomb or fin-type radiators, was considered to be a key innovation of the aircraft. The oil radiator was incorporated in the bottom of the fuselage in a relatively exposed position to achieve effective cooling. The M.39
1085-853: The winning de Havilland Comet flown by C. W. A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black . In 1964 , Bill Stead , a Nevada rancher, pilot, and unlimited hydroplane racing champion, organised the first Reno Air Races at a small dirt strip called the Sky Ranch, located between Sparks, Nevada , and Pyramid Lake . The National Championship Air Races were soon moved to the Reno Stead Airport , and have been held there every September since 1966 . The five-day event attracts around 200,000 people, and includes racing around courses marked out by pylons for six classes of aircraft: Unlimited, Formula One , Sport Biplane, AT-6, Sport, and Jet. It also features civil airshow acts, military flight demonstrations, and
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1120-466: Was a racing seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aeronautica Macchi . The type is most remembered for its settings of multiple world speed records during the mid 1920s, as well as for winning the Schneider Trophy , for which the M.39 had been specifically developed. Designed by Mario Castoldi and constructed in Varese , north-western Lombardy , the M.39 was
1155-424: Was powered by a Fiat AS.2 water-cooled V-12 piston engine, which was directly drove the propeller . This engine, which was installed within the aircraft's nose, was equipped with three double carburetors , one for every four cylinders, that were specifically designed as to enable them to operate normally at practically any orientation of the aircraft. The power-to-weight ratio achieved by this engine, inclusive of
1190-496: Was the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field , just south of Los Angeles, from 10 to 20 January 1910 . The event was organised by pilots A. Roy Knabenshue and Charles Willard, who raised funding from railroad magnate Henry Huntington , and the Los Angeles Merchants and Manufacturers Association. William Randolph Hearst carried coverage of the event in his Los Angeles Examiner , and hired
1225-458: Was the first major international flying event, drawing the most important aircraft makers and pilots of the era, as well as celebrities and royalty. The premier event — the first Gordon Bennett Trophy competition — was won by Glenn Curtiss , who beat second-place finisher Louis Blériot by five seconds. Curtiss was named 'Champion Air Racer of the World'. The first air race in the United States
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