SCHNEIDER CUP

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1929, Page 5

SCHNEIDER CUP

BRITISH COMPETING MACHINES. ITALIANS ARRIVE, vbritish Official Wireless.) (Received this day at II a.m., ltij.jt.bY, Aug. 22. The seaplane, oiost-er-Aapier (5, a coalmen .or ior the belnieiuer Uup, of wiuui great/ tilings, are expected, was to be tested at Calshot, but unfuvuuruuie weatner conumons prevailed. it js now. revealed that modifications wiiiiii have ueeu secretly earned. uut to the seaplane supermarine 0.6 or Blue Rocket, as she is now cali-e-u have added substantially to her speed snioe sue was nrst liowu at Galsnot. When Flying Qihcer Waghorn hew this yesterday a great increase or was remained upon, although the Blue Rocket has not yet oeen tully tried out, and her engine nas yet to be completely opened in the air. Officials at Calshot would not be' surprised if on her last trial flights she attains a speed of between 370 and 330 miles per Hour, over a straight course. What the untried Gloster-Napier 6 will be able to do cannot yet be estimated. It is thought, however, that she will not be slower than supermarine 5.6. .■'‘■/i One of the Italian pilots, Capt, Cnnavari, arrived at' Calshot to-day with seven non-commissidned officers. i\ith them came a number of huge packing cases, ironbound and sealed, containing parts'of one or. more of their machines. An armed guard provided by the Royal Air Force, has been placed over the nangar, which houses these. There is one over , the [British shed and there will be one over the hangar allotted to the American, Lieut. Williams, should he arrive. The Italians maintain the utmost secrecy regarding their machines.