SPEEDY SEAPLANES
BRITAIN’S BID RACE FOR SCHNEIDER CUP (British Official Wireless. — Copyright) Reed. 12.30 p.m. RUGBY, Tuesday. Press representatives were allowed to see to-day at the Calshot air station two of the seaplanes which will attempt to win for Great Britain the Schneider Cup, at Venice in September. These seaplanes were the supermarine Napier S 5 and the GlosterNapier. They are the fastest that have ever been built in this country, and it is believed that Great Britain has a splendid chance of winning the Schneider Cup. Last year the speed of the Italian winning machine was 246 miles an hour, and these two British planes are declared to be much swifter. A feature of the machines are the 12-cylinder Napier-Lion engines, which it is stated will be the last word in mechanical perfection. They are amazingly compact and tiny, though they develop astonishing power. In the contest for the Schneider Cup, Britain has never before been represented by service officers, but this time six officers of the Royal Air Force will go out to Italy to act as pilots. They will be accompanied by 27 mechanics of the Air Force, in addition to mechanics from airplane firms. Air Vice-Marshal Scarlett will be in command.—A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 119, 10 August 1927, Page 9
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