SCHNEIDER CUP

Evening Star, Issue 20252, 13 August 1929, Page 8

SCHNEIDER CUP

PREPARATIONS FOR CONTEST

NEW BRITISH MACHINES

(British Official Wireless.) Prei* Association—33/ Telegraph-—Copy right*

RUGBY. August 12, (Received August 13, at noon.)

At Calshot near Southainpton, the team which wilt represent Great Britain in the race for tho Schneider trophy has Ueen in training for some months, practising on Gloucester Napier biplanes an« the supermarine S 5 machine wh ch won the race two years ago. Four new machines have boon builo hv ordm ol the Air Ministry—two Glouceste Nap t No. G monoplanes and two superniariuo Rolls-Royce S (» machines, and three of these will ieprosent Great Britain in the race. I.m vital facts regarding the new machines arc strictly-guarded secrets. 'The first tests were made to-day with one of the supenuariae’ S G machines. The pilot was Squadron-leader Orlobar,who is in command of the high-speed, flights In his tests Orlobar attained great speeds No .official indication, was giver of what Iso had clone, but it was estimated that he had approached a rate of 300 miles an hour. Experts who were watching were weU satisfied with the demonstration. They declared that the Italian and American machines wil l have to have a good deal of reserve speed in win hack th« coveted Schneider trophy irom .Great Britain.