Schneider Trophy aircraft

Sortable List Of Schneider Trophy Aircraft [1]
YearCountryManufacturerModelDesignerImageEnginePowerRacing HistorySpeedRemarks
1913FranceDeperdussinDeperdussin 1913 FloatplaneLouis BéchereauGnome160HP1st place 191374 km/h (46 mph)
1914G.B.SopwithTabloidGnome Monosoupape'100HP1st place 1914139.6 km/h (86.78 mph)
1920ItalySavoiaS.12Ansaldo 4E29550HP1st place 1920172 km/h (107 mph)
1921ItalyMacchiM.7bisIsotta Fraschini260HP1st place 1921189.7 km/h (117.9 mph)4th place at 1922 race.
1922G.B.SupermarineSea Lion IINapier Lion450HP1st place 1922234.4 km/h (145.7 mph)Last flying boat to win
1922ItalySavoiaS.51Hispano-Suiza300HP2nd place 1922230.89 km/h (143.5 mph)
1922ItalyMacchiM.17Isotta Fraschini V6260HP3rd place 1922213.9 km/h (133 mph)
1923U.S.A.CurtissCR-3Curtiss D-12465HP1st place 1923285.4 km/h (177.38 mph)Took 1st and 2nd place in 1923
1923G.B.SupermarineSea Lion IIINapier Lion550HP3rd place 1923252.8 km/h (157.17 mph)
1925U.S.A.CurtissR3CCurtiss V-1400565HP1st place 1925374.2 km/h (232.57 mph)2nd place at 1926 race. Last biplane to win Schneider cup
1925G.B.GlosterIIINapier Lion700HP2nd place 1925217.1 km/h (199.17 mph)Shortest wingspan of all Schneider racers at 20'
1925ItalyMacchiM.33Curtis D12'500HP3rd place 1925271.0 km/h (168.44 mph)
1925G.B.SupermarineS.4RJ MitchellNapier Lion VII680HPcrashed before racingCrashed possibly from wing flutter of unbraced cantilever wing
1926ItalyMacchiMacchi M.39Mario CastoldiFiat A.S.2'600HP1st & 3rd place 1926396.6 km/h (246.50 mph)
1927G.B.SupermarineSupermarine S.5R. J. MitchellNapier Lion VIIA900HP1st & 2nd place 1927453.2 km/h
1927ItalyMacchiMacchi M.52Mario CastoldiFiat AS.3'1000HPRetired on lap 1927457.3 km/h (284.2 mph)Featured swept back wings. 3rd place 1929 as M.52R.
1927G.B.ShortShort CrusaderW.A. BristowBristol Mercury Radial810HPCrashed before raceCrashed during race trials.
1929G.B.SupermarineSupermarine S.6R. J. MitchellRolls-Royce R1900HP1st place 1929528.8 km/h (328.63 mph)
1929ItalyMacchiMacchi M.67Mario CastoldiIsotta Fraschini1800HPBoth entries failed to finish race485 km/h
1929G.B.GlosterGloster VINapier Lion VIID1320HPWithdrawn before raceFuel supply problems
1929ItalySavoia-MarchettiSavoia-Marchetti S.652x Isotta Fraschini V.61000HP x2Not enteredPilot between tractor and pusher engines to reduce prop torque and double power.
1929ItalyFiat AviazioneFiat C.29Celestino RosatelliFiat AS.51050HPNot enteredNot ready in time
1929ItalyPiaggioPiaggio P.7Isotta Fraschini V6980HPFailed flight trialsRadical design with hydro-vanes instead of floats however prop clutch problems proved insoluble. Speed was estimated at 580 km/h
1931G.B.SupermarineSupermarine S.6BR. J. MitchellRolls-Royce R2350HP1st place 1931528.8 km/h (340.08 mph)Won the Trophy outright for Great Britain
1931ItalyMacchiMacchi M.C.72Mario CastoldiFiat AS.62500HPNot ready for the 1931 race709 km/hFinal Schneider design and the only one with Contra-rotating propellers.

See also

Notes

  1. Barker, Ralph. The Schneider Trophy Races. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1981. ISBN 0-906393-15-9
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