Schneider Trophy
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The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, also known as the Schneider Trophy, Schneider Prize or the Schneider Cup is a trophy that was awarded first annually, and later biennially, to the winn
The Schneider Trophy, on display at the Science Museum, London
Close-up of the top of the Schneider Trophy (2013)
Supermarine S.6 N248 displayed at Solent Sky (2011). It was disqualified from the 1929 competition due to turning inside a marker.
Jacques Schneider (1913)
Macchi M.39
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The Macchi M.39 was a racing seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aeronautica Macchi. The type is most remembered for its settings of multiple world speed records during th
Schneider Trophy
…industry to "win the Schneider Trophy at all costs" and so demonstrate the effectiveness of his Fascist government. In 1926, the Italians returned with a Macchi M.39 and won against the Americans with a 396.69 km/h (246.49 mph) run at Hampton Roads. The United States, short of funds, did not develop new aircraft for…
Macchi M.39
An M.39 undergoing engine tests, c. 1926
Preserved Macchi M.39 in Italy at the Museo storico dell'Aeronautica Militare di Vigna di Valle, photographed on 6 June 2009. This aircraft, MM.76, piloted by Major Mario de Bernardi, won the 1926 Schneider Trophy race and set two world speed records that year.
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