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Steve Hinton is an American aviator who held a world speed record from 1979 to1989 and won six Unlimited-class air races, including two national championships.〔() acc.af.mil. Retrieved 13 July 2011.〕 He won four consecutive Unlimited races in one year, and remains the only pilot ever to do so.〔() mustangsmustangs.us. Retrieved 13 July 2011.〕 He retired from racing in 1990. His son, Steven Hinton, Jr., became the youngest pilot to win the Reno Air Races Unlimited-class championship in 2009 at the age of 22.〔() Hertfordshire Mercury. Retrieved 13 July 2011.〕 Steve is the president of Planes of Fame Air Museum with locations in Chino, California and Valle-Grand Canyon, Arizona,〔() planesoffame.org. Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕 and owner of Fighter Rebuilders, a military aircraft restoration company.〔() warbirdaeropress.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕 On August 14, 1979, Hinton set the piston-driven aircraft 3-kilometer world speed record at 499.018 mph〔() Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec 1999.〕〔() aviationandspacearts.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕 in the highly-modified RB51 Red Baron at Tonopah, Nevada, making Hinton, age 27, the youngest person ever to capture the speed record.〔() enginehistory.org Retrieved 13 July 2011.〕 On September 16, 1979, Hinton was racing the RB-51 in Reno when the plane suffered catastrophic engine failure. Hinton finished the race in second place, but crashed short of the runway. Although the plane's fuel erupted in a fireball, the cockpit was thrown away from the fire and Hinton survived with a broken back, leg, and ankle.〔() Sports Illustrated, 29 Oct 1979.〕〔() avweb.com Retrieved 13 July 2011.〕 Hinton became the chief test pilot for the Tsunami Racer in 1987. Some of Hinton's notable wins in air racing include: * 1978, Mojave, ''Red Baron'' * 1978, Reno (Unlimited National Champion), ''Red Baron'' * 1979, Miami, ''Red Baron'' * 1979, Mojave, ''Red Baron'' * 1985, Reno (Unlimited National Champion), ''Super Corsair'' * 1990, Sherman, Texas, ''Tsunami'' Hinton is a member of the Screen Actors Guild〔() aerialcinematography.com Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕 and charter member of the Motion Picture Pilots Association.〔() moviepilots.com Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕 He has worked on more than 60 films. In 2002 he received a nomination from the World Stunt Awards for the Taurus Award, Best Aerial Work in ''Pearl Harbor''.〔() imdb.com Retrieved 12 July 2011.〕 ==See also== * Fastest propeller-driven aircraft 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Hinton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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