The Brown B-1 Racer was an American-built small monoplane racing aircraft of the 1930s.

The B-1 Racer was built in 1933 by the Brown Aircraft Co. of Montebello, California, which had been founded by Lawrence W. Brown, previously of Clover Field, Santa Monica, California.

The B-1 was designed by Dean Holloway and was intended for competitive flying at the hands of Ralph Bushey. The diminutive aircraft was a low-winged monoplane with an open single-person cockpit and a fixed tail-skid undercarriage.^[1]

Ralph Bushey raced the aircraft NR83Y in several prewar competitions in the United States, but the aircraft was damaged in a crash after the engine fell out during the race. It was rebuilt in 1947 with a removable closed cabin and powered by an 85 hp (63 kW) Continental C-85 engine.

The aircraft continued to compete as a "midget racer", named Suzie Jayne.^[1]

The B-1 was withdrawn from flying in the late 1940s, and is currently owned by Kermit Weeks.^[2] The aircraft was on public display at the Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, alongside the Brown B-2 replica.^[3][4]

Data from Aerofiles.com

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
• Wingspan: 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental C-85 , 85 hp (63 kW)