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SEPTEMBER II, I9I9 ^ ?§ §i ss ^ Schneider Cup Entrants in d o c k. — T h e Avro Seaplane having her float repaired. Note the large fin and balanced rudder which have been sub stituted for the original ones. " Flight " Copyright S §5 ^ ^ <§S <§S Si having only one pair of struts on each side—and of the Super- marine Flying Boat. The eliminating trials were to have been held at Cowes on Wednesday of last week, but, owing to various slight mishaps, these did not take place. The Sopwith, in alighting, damaged a float and was only beached with difficulty. However, the damage is only slight, and it will be a simple matter to repair the damaged float or to substitute a new one in time for the race. The little Avro Seaplane also damaged one of her floats, by hitting some floating object we understand, and has had to go to dry dock. She is shown in one of our photographs undergoing repairs at the Hamble works of Messrs. A. V. Roe. It will be noticed that a much larger tail fin, and also a larger, balanced, rudder, has been fitted since the pub lication of the scale drawings in our last issue. Otherwise- little or no alteration has taken place. The Fairey seaplane, although similar in general design to the one illustrated by a recent photograph in FLIGHT, which was sent to us by the Fairey Co. as the machine entered by them, has had her wings cut down very much, only one pair of struts being now fitted on each side. This should result in a very considerable increase in speed, and as the machine has a 450 h.p. Napier-Lion engine she should prove very fast. The little flying boat entered by the Supermarine lirm also promises a good turn of speed. As the accompanying photo graphs show, she is of the pusher type, with the 450 h.p. "Flight" Copyright THE JACQUES SCHNEIDER CUP RACE: Some Officials and a competitor at Messrs. S. E. Saunders' sheds at Cowes. From left to right Messrs. H. E. Perrin, H. G. Hawker, S. E. Saunders, [Maj. Mayo, Alec Ogilvie and Frank McClean. 1224
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