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FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 11, 1931 ITALIAN CHALLENGERS IN THE 1929 CONTEST: Above, the Macchi M.67, and below the Macchi M.52. The latter, an old type, was the only Italian machine to finish the course. (FLIGHT Photos.) SCHNEIDER TROPHY WINNERS The winners and their speeds in the previous contests are as follows :— Year NationsRepresented WinningCountry Place ofContest Pilot Seaplane Engine fill Us 1913 1914 1915- 18 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 F., U.S.A. F., G., G.B., S.,U.S.A. No contests. F., G.B., I. I. F., I. .. F., G.B., I. F., G.B., I., U.S.A.No contest. G.B., I., U.S.A. I., U.S.A. G.B., I. .. G.B., I. .. France Great Britain Contest de-clared void Italy .. Italy .. Great Britain Naples .. United States Cowes Monaco .. Monaco .. Bournemouth Venice .. Venice .. M. Prevost C. Howard Pixton Deperdussin Sopwith 160-h.p. Gnome 100-h.p. Monosoupape 150 0 150-0 72-6 I 45-75 139-7 S6-S Contest declared void. (Owing to fog, the race was declared void, as only one Italian machine flewround, and it was not observed throughout. Italy was made responsible for organising the next contest.) United States Italy .. Great Britain Great Britain Baltimore Luigi Bologna G. I)e Briganti Capt. H. C. Biard Lt. D. Rittenhouse Lt. J. Doolittle Savoia S.19 550-h.p. Ansaldo Hampton Roads, j Major M. de Ber-U.S.A. I nardi Lido, Venice .. F'Lt. S. N. Web-ster, R.A.F. Ryde, Isle of F,O. H. R. D. Wag-Wight j horn, A.F.C., I R.A.F. Macchi VII (Flying Boat) . . !200-h.p. Isotta Fras-! chini Supermarine " Sea-Lion " ] 450-h.p. Napier LionFlying Boat Curtiss Navy Racer C.R.3 .. 465-h.p. Curtiss D.12 Curtiss Army Racer R.3, C.2 Curtiss V. 1400 Macchi M. 39 monoplane .. Fiat 800 h.p Supermarine-Napier S.S .. Napier Lion VII c, 900 h.p.Supermarine Rolls Royce Rolls Royce " R," S.6 1,900 h.p. 202-0 200-0 200-2 186-0 188-86 188-86 188-86 18886 172 178 234 285 374 396 450 528 •5 . 5 • 5 •4 • 2 •6 •64 •87 1117 111 145 177 232 246 281 328 'it rt - / •38 •49<> ri3 The world speed record for seaplanes on the three kilometre straight course is held by Sqdn.-Ldr. A. H. Orlebar, A.F.C., R.A.F.,'who achieved a speed of 57.- • j* km./hr. (3577 m.p.h.) on a Supermarine Rolls Royce S.6 seaplane at Calshot, Southampton, on September 12, 1929. The speed record for 100 kilometres of 331 •" n).p.h. is h^lri by Flt.-Lt. R. L. R. Atcnerley, R.A.F. This was also accomplished on an S.6 seaplane on September 7, 1929. i F. = Franc*; G ™ Germany; G.B. = Great Britain; I. = Italy; S. = Switzerland; U.S.A. = United States of America. 900
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