With the usual Howard Hughes flair for excellence (and press), this plane broke the "transcontinental" record flying from Los Angeles to New Jersey in 1937. This was a long-span modification of the speed record plane of 1935, with some additional changes in the landing gear, instrumentation and on-board equipment. It took Hughes a little less than seven and a half hours to cover the distance.
A step-by-step building article highlighting some minor issues of the kits can be seen here.
https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2023/07/hughes-h-1-racer-short-and-long-wing.html
The short-span version completed model is here:
https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2023/08/hughes-h-1-1935-speed-record-breaker.html
As the kit decals shattered -besides being translucent and the wrong hue of yellow- a replacement Arctic Decals set was used. Thanks to them the model could be completed.
My thanks to the kit(s) donor, Andrew Nickeas from England.
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