Famous American Racers
1949 Thompson Trophy Winner
Cook Cleland
Print Size 12x18
Limited Edition $60.00 signed by Cook Cleland.
Open Edition $18.00 signed by the artist only.
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This is "The Aviator!" Cook Cleland.
Photos of the Corsair Racer #94 in 1949.
You can see where Cook cut of the tips of the wings. They cut off 6 feet!
This made the Corsair very unstable. It was virtually a flying torpedo.
The Pratt & Whitney R-4360-4 engine powered the F2G. It had 28 cylinders in four rows of seven cylinders each. It was the largest radial engine ever built. During the race Cook found himself flying one of the fastest propeller driven aircraft flown.
For Cook Cleland's achievements in air racing he was also awarded the highest honor when he was inducted into the Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
This is a beautiful aircraft!
Here is Cook Cleland as he taxi’s his racer.
Cook in 1948 after he blew up the carburetor and was not able to enter the race that year.
The Winner! Cook Cleland!
This is #94 before Cook started to clip the wings.
This is the first wing reduction.
Close up of the photo above.
This is the final modification of the wing area.
Here are diagrams of the final aircraft modifications.
This is another rare color photo of Cook's F2G Corsair.
I am so lucky to have met Cook and that we became friends.
The Thompson Trophy
If you would like to buy a matching numbered Limited Edition set of Cook Cleland's Air Racers we have a special for you.
Famous Air Racers
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Matching numbered set of all three Limited Edition prints for $140.00. , Signed by Cook Cleland.
Set of all three Poster prints of these F2G Racers for only $30.00. , Signed by the Artist.
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Posted 2-14-07