- Design and development
- Operational history
- Specifications
- References Notes Bibliography
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The Curtiss Model 22 Cox Racers were two specialised racing aircraft built by the American Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. The type was flown as a monoplane, biplane and triplane. Design and developmentIn 1920 the American oil millionaire S.Cox had two specialised racing monoplanes built for him by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company to take part in the Gordon Bennett Trophy race to be held in France in September 1920. Operational historyThe Texas Wildcat was briefly tested in the United States before shipment, being fitted with a different wing with a more conventional airfoil for operation out of the confined Curtiss Field. First flying on July 25, it demonstrated a speed of {{convert|183|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}, with a speed of {{convert|215|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} expected when fitted with the high speed racing wing. Both aircraft were then sent by ship to France, with no testing carried out on the high speed wing and Cactus Kitten unflown before sailing.[1] Texas Wildcat was reassembled at the Morane-Saulnier factory with the high speed wing, but was found to be unstable at high speeds when flown by test pilot Roland Rohlfs. A set of biplane wings were therefore quickly designed and fitted to Texas Wildcat. Although the Cactus Kitten was taken to France it remained unflown and was returned to the United States. Specifications{{Aircraft specs
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ReferencesNotes{{commons category|Curtiss Cox Racer}}1. ^1 Bowers 1979, pp. 224–225.
2. ^Bowers 1979, p. 225.
3. ^Bowers 1979, p. 226.
4. ^Bowers 1979, p. 226.
5. ^1 Flight December 1, 1921, p. 805.
6. ^Bowers 1979, p. 228.
Bibliography{{refbegin}}- {{cite book|last=Bowers|first=Peter M.|title=Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947|year=1979|publisher=Putnam|location=London|isbn=0-370-10029-8|authorlink=Peter M. Bowers}}
- {{cite magazine|title=The Second Annual Pulitzer Race at Omaha|magazine=Flight|date=December 1, 1921|volume= XIII|issue= 675|page=805|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1921/1921%20-%200805.html}}
- {{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=}}
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