1929 Schneider Trophy

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The 1929 Schneider Trophy was an international seaplane air racing competition renowned for advancing high-speed aircraft design and contributing to the development of later iconic fighters like the Supermarine Spitfire.

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instanceOf air race
international sporting event
seaplane race
aim encourage technical advances in seaplanes and marine aviation
bodyOfWater Solent
competingCountry Italy
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
competitionClass flying boat
seaplane
countryHostedBy United Kingdom
courseType closed circuit
date 1929-09-07
distance 217.5 miles
350 km
editionNumber 10
followedBy 1931 Schneider Trophy
hostCity Calshot
hostFacility RNAS Calshot
surface form: Calshot Naval Air Station
influenced Supermarine Spitfire
high-speed aircraft design
laps 7
legacy contributed to development of later iconic fighters like the Supermarine Spitfire
location Solent
United Kingdom
notableAircraft Macchi M.52
surface form: Macchi M.52R

Supermarine S.6
notableDesigner R. J. Mitchell
notableOutcome demonstrated potential of high-powered liquid-cooled engines in fighters
organisedBy Royal Aero Club
partOf Schneider Trophy competition
surface form: Schneider Trophy
precededBy 1927 Schneider Trophy
recordSet world absolute air speed record
world speed record for seaplanes
rules three wins by same country to retain trophy permanently
sponsor Jacques Schneider Prize
sport air racing
status completed
winner United Kingdom
winningAircraft Supermarine S.6
winningAircraftManufacturer Supermarine
winningAverageSpeed 328.64 mph
528.89 km/h
winningPilot Henry Waghorn
winningPilotCountry United Kingdom
winningTeam Royal Air Force High Speed Flight
year 1929

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Supermarine S.6 usedInCompetition 1929 Schneider Trophy