▁Ba umann ▁designed ▁the ▁R B ▁rac er , ▁with ▁solid ▁b als a ▁wood ▁wing , ▁en closed ▁co ck pit , ▁and ▁ret ract able ▁landing ▁g ear ▁linked ▁to ▁rod - oper ated ▁leading ▁and ▁trailing - edge ▁cam ber - ch anging ▁f laps . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁the ▁Day ton - W right ▁Company ▁had ▁just ▁started ▁producing ▁side - by - side ▁T W - 3 ▁aircraft , ▁power ed ▁with ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁sur plus ▁Wright ▁E ▁engines ▁( American - built ▁ 1 8 0   hp ▁His p ano - Su iza ) ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁parent ▁company ▁General ▁Mot ors , ▁which ▁had ▁purchased ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Its ▁design ▁rights , ▁chief ▁designer ▁( Col onel ▁Vir g ini us ▁E . ▁Clark ), ▁and ▁the ▁T W - 3 ▁contract , ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Cons olid ated ▁A ircraft ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁T W - 3 ▁aircraft ▁were ▁delivered ▁as ▁Cons olid ated ▁T W - 3 s . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁ ▁Miss iles ▁ ▁K etter ing ▁Bug ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Day ton - W right ▁Company ▁photo ▁collection ▁at ▁Wright ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁War ▁Exp end it ures ▁– ▁In vol ves ▁the ▁Day ton - W right ▁Company ▁