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The Schneider Trophy Air Races
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Author : Jerry Murland
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
Release Date : 2021-09-15
The Schneider Trophy Air Races written by Jerry Murland and has been published by Pen and Sword Aviation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-15 with History categories.
The history of the Schneider Trophy is the history of aircraft development. When Jacques Schneider devised and inaugurated the Coupe d’Aviation Maritime race for seaplanes in 1913, no-one could have predicted the profound effect the Series would have on aircraft design and aeronautical development, not to mention world history. Howard Pixton’s 1914 victory in a Sopwith Tabloid biplane surprisingly surpassed the performance of monoplanes and other manufacturers turned back to biplanes. During The Great War aerial combat was almost entirely conducted by biplanes, with their low landing speeds, rapid climb rates and maneuverability. Post-war the Races resumed in 1920. The American Curtiss racing aircraft set the pattern for the 1920s, making way for Harold Mitchell’s Supermarines in the 1930’s. Having won the 1927 race at Venice Mitchell developed his ground-breaking aircraft into the iconic Spitfire powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. This new generation of British fighter aircraft were to play a decisive role in defeating the Luftwaffe and thwarting the Nazis’ invasion plans. This is a fascinating account of the air race series that had a huge influence on the development of flight.
The Quest For Speed
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Author : Mike Roussel
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2016-08-17
The Quest For Speed written by Mike Roussel and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-17 with Transportation categories.
This new book charts the impact of the Schneider Trophy on aircraft design, and how air racing focused both flying skills and aircraft capability. In the early 20th century, interest in flying, building, and competing aircraft developed at a furious pace. The Trophy's enforced break during World War I saw the loss of some of the pilots and an increased focus on speed in aircraft construction; when the contests restarted in 1919, a new breed of pilots took part, with combat and aerobatic experience. During the "Golden Years of Aviation," there were clashes between government sponsorship and private venture, and resounding defeats that focused designers such as Reginald Mitchell into designing specific racing machines. The government eventually began to sponsor the British entries, and the RAF HighSpeed Flight was formed to fly the racers, finally winning the Trophy outright in 1931, when the shadow of war was looming.
The Schneider Trophy Races
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Author : RALPH. BARKER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05-09
The Schneider Trophy Races written by RALPH. BARKER and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-09 with categories.
'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines meets Le Mans. Hugely entertaining. And deadly serious' Rowland White, Author of Vulcan 607 It was the greatest international competition of its day - a thrilling, globe-trotting, high speed air racing series that married cutting-edge technology with astonishing skill, bravery and danger. Duelling at 400 mph just a few feet from sea surface left pilots little margin for error. For over a decade, as aircraft of Great Britain, the United States, France and Italy fought for the prize, the Schneider Trophy represented the pinnacle of aviation development. A succession of world records fell to machines that combined super-charged brute power with streamlined good looks. With the RAF's Supermarine S6B, legendary aircraft designer R.J Mitchell, honed the genius that produced the Spitfire, while Rolls-Royce advanced the state-of-the-art with a powerful V-12 engine that paved the way for its war-winning masterpiece, the Merlin.
The Schneider Trophy Story
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Author : Edward Eves
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Release Date : 2001
The Schneider Trophy Story written by Edward Eves and has been published by Motorbooks International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Airplane racing categories.
Attracting entries from the U.S., Great Britain, France, and Italy, the Schneider Trophy fostered a rapid advance in aviation technology. This book devotes an entire chapter to each of the 12 races, with details of pre-race planning, navigation and seaworthiness trials, the race itself, and, of course, aircraft designs and engines.
The Schneider Trophy Races
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Author : Ralph Barker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Schneider Trophy Races written by Ralph Barker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Aeronautics categories.
Wings Over Water
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Author : Jonathan Glancey
language : en
Publisher:
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Wings Over Water written by Jonathan Glancey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Airplane racing categories.
Announced in 1912, the Schneider Trophy stole the imaginations of pioneering aircraft manufacturers in America, France, Britain and Italy, as they competed in a series of air races that attracted a hugely popular following. Perhaps inevitably, the dynamism of rival engineering led to the most potent military fighters of World War Two and Reginald Mitchell's record-breaking supermarine seaplanes morphed into the Spitfire. 'Wings Over Water' tells the story of the Schneider air races afresh and also examines the wider politics and society of the early twentieth-century that framed the event.
Race With The Wind
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Author : Birch Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Zenith Press
Release Date : 2001
Race With The Wind written by Birch Matthews and has been published by Zenith Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Aeronautics categories.
In the decades leading up to World War II, air races were often the proving grounds for radical new aviation principles and designs. The people and machines of air racing during this period made tremendous strides and contributed incredible new technologies, aerodynamics, powerplants, and airframes. This unique look at the key players and aircraft of the early 20th century's great air races examines and explains how innovative racing technologies found their way into future fighter and passenger aircraft. Coverage of exciting races like the Schneider Trophy, Pulitzer Trophy Race, and the National Air Races, an in-depth look at their contributions to aeronautics, exclusive line drawings illustrating the technologies, and archival photography make this a must for air racing fans and aviation enthusiasts.
The Pulitzer Air Races
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Author : Michael Gough
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-05-11
The Pulitzer Air Races written by Michael Gough and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-11 with Transportation categories.
Three years after American raceplanes failed dismally in the most important air race of 1920, a French magazine lamented that American "pilots have broken the records which we, here in France, considered as our own for so long." The Pulitzer Trophy Air Races (1920 through 1925), endowed by the sons of publisher Joseph Pulitzer in his memory, brought about this remarkable turnaround. Pulitzer winning speeds increased from 157 to 249 mph, and Pulitzer racers, mounted on floats, twice won the most prestigious international air race--the Schneider Trophy Race for seaplanes. Airplanes, engines, propellers, and other equipment developed for the Pulitzers were sold domestically and internationally. More than a million spectators saw the Pulitzers; millions more read about them and watched them in newsreels. This, the first book about the Pulitzers, tells the story of businessmen, generals and admirals who saw racing as a way to drive aviation progress, designers and manufacturers who produced record-breaking racers, and dashing pilots who gave the races their public face. It emphasizes the roles played by the communities that hosted the races--Garden City (Long Island), Omaha, Detroit and Mt. Clemens, Michigan, St. Louis, and Dayton. The book concludes with an analysis of the Pulitzers' importance and why they have languished in obscurity for so long.
Racing Planes And Air Races
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Racing Planes And Air Races written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Aeronautical sports categories.
The Great Air Races
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Author : Don Vorderman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Great Air Races written by Don Vorderman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Airplane racing categories.