THIS monograph describes the development of the British aircraft for the Schneider Trophy contest of 1931, the preparations for and the actual contest, also the successful attempts on the speed record ...

In making plans for the next Schneider trophy races, Great Britain, host for the 1931 race by virtue of her 1929 victory, was bitterly accused of high-handedness by France and Italy (TIME, Sept. 22).

THE eleventh contest for this trophy for marine aircraft was arranged to take place on Sept. 12 at 12.30 P.M., over a triangular course above the Solent and Spithead off the Isle of Wight. Owing to ...