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World's fastest four-engine piston-powered aircraft : Republic XR-12 Rainbow / by Mike Machat

World's fastest four-engine piston-powered aircraft : Republic XR-12 Rainbow / by Mike Machat

The Smithsonian catalogs World's fastest four-engine piston-powered aircraft : Republic XR-12 Rainbow / by Mike Machat as books in its Republic XR-12 (Reconnaissance aircraft) records.

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From Seversky to Republic -- Tough decisions at Farmingdale -- Contract, mock-up, and roll-out -- Ship one, temporary triumph -- A competitor emerges -- Trial by fire for the XF-11 -- Airliner dreams and realities -- Ship two, a different breed -- Somewhere over the rainbow

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Republic XR-12 (Reconnaissance aircraft) and dates it 2011.

From Seversky to Republic -- Tough decisions at Farmingdale -- Contract, mock-up, and roll-out -- Ship one, temporary triumph -- A competitor emerges -- Trial by fire for the XF-11 -- Airliner dreams and realities -- Ship two, a different breed -- Somewhere over the rainbow

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Smithsonian InstitutionWorld's fastest four-engine piston-powered aircraft : Republic XR-12 Rainbow / by Mike Machat

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