1931 Schneider Trophy
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The 1931 Schneider Trophy was the final race in the famous seaplane competition, notable for Britain’s victory with the Supermarine S.6B that helped pave the way for the development of the Spitfire.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air race
ⓘ
sporting event ⓘ |
| aircraftDesigner | R. J. Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Supermarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airForce | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageSpeedRecord |
340.08 mph
ⓘ
547.31 km/h ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Solent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionClass |
flying boats
ⓘ
seaplanes ⓘ |
| competitionStatus | final race in the Schneider Trophy series ⓘ |
| competitionType | speed trial for seaplanes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseLocation | around the Isle of Wight area ⓘ |
| courseType | closed circuit ⓘ |
| date | 1931-09-13 ⓘ |
| distance |
217.5 miles
ⓘ
350 km ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Rolls-Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Rolls-Royce R NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalEditionOf | Schneider Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | advanced high-speed aircraft design and engine development in Britain ⓘ |
| location |
Solent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Calshot, Hampshire ⓘ |
| mainCompetitorNation |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitInvolved | RAF High Speed Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Britain winning the Schneider Trophy outright
ⓘ
contribution to development of the Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ final contest of the Schneider Trophy series ⓘ use of Supermarine S.6B racing seaplane ⓘ |
| organizer | Royal Aero Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Schneider Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilotCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1929 Schneider Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British aviation history
ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ interwar air racing ⓘ |
| resultedIn | permanent award of Schneider Trophy to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sponsor | Royal Aero Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophyNameOrigin | Jacques Schneider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner |
Royal Air Force High Speed Flight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningAircraft | Supermarine S.6B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningPilot | John Boothman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1931 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.