Napier-Heston Racer

Type 5 Racer
Napier-Heston Racer at Heston airfield, c. 1940
Role Single seat racing monoplane
Manufacturer Heston Aircraft Company Ltd
First flight 12 June 1940
Retired 1940
Number built 1

The Napier-Heston Racer, also known as the Heston Type 5 Racer or Heston High Speed Aircraft J.5, was a British single-seat racing monoplane developed in the 1940s. It was conceived by D. Napier & Son Ltd. and built by the Heston Aircraft Company. The purpose of this aircraft was to attempt a World Air Speed Record. The project was funded by William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield.

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