R-5 | |
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Role | Racing aircraft |
National origin | United States of America |
Manufacturer | Thomas-Morse Aircraft |
Designer | B. Douglas Thomas |
First flight | 29 September 1922 |
Introduction | 1922 |
Retired | 1923 |
Primary user | United States Army Air Service |
Number built | 2 |
The Thomas-Morse R-5 also known as the TM-22 was an American single-engined parasol monoplane racing aircraft of the 1920s. Two were built for the United States Army Air Service in 1922, but after competing in the 1922 Pulitzer Trophy Race the type was abandoned.