Loose Special

Loose Special
Role	Racing aircraft
National origin	America
Designer	Chet Loose
Introduction	1933
Number built	1

The Loose Special, also called the Townsend A-1 Special, the Loose-Siem Special and the Townsend Special is a small air racer developed for the Thompson Trophy races.

The Loose Special is a small single seat racer with conventional landing gear and a cable-braced mid-wing. The engine was replaced with a 85 hp (63 kW) Continental to compete in the Formula One air races.

The Loose Special participated in 1933, 1935 and 1938 air races. In the 1948 Goodyear Formula One Air Races pilot Earl Ortman placed fourth at a speed of 127.339 mph (205 km/h).

Data from Skyways, Flying

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