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The Napier-Heston Racer also referred to as the Heston Type 5 Racer or Heston High Speed Aircraft J.5 was a 1940s British single-seat racing monoplane first conceived by D. Napier and Son Ltd. and built by the Heston Aircraft Company Ltd for an attempt on the World Air Speed Record. The private venture was financed by William Morris Lord Nuffield.