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      Jacques Schneider was a French industrial manager, licensed plane and balloon pilot, and, for a long time, held the balloon altitude record (10.081 m, 33,074 ft.).
      Deprived of flying due to a serious accident, he supported various competitions and aero clubs financially.
      As race referee at the Monaco meeting in 1912, he noticed that seaplane design was lagging far behind other aircraft. Since seaplanes promised to be the best solution for long-range passenger service, Mr. Schneider thought that a seaplane race would allow these aircraft to improve more quickly.
      On December 5th, 1912, at the A�ro-Club de France, he offered a trophy for a seaplane race and proposed a course of at least 150 nautical miles.
      This competition was known under various names: Schneider Trophy, Schneider Cup, and Flying Flirt. The official name, in French, was "Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider". The trophy was a work of art costing 25,000 francs (about 67.000 euros 2001). The aero club winning 3 races in 5 years would retain the cup and the winning pilot would receive 75,000 francs. Each edition of the race was to be hosted by the previous winning country. The races were to be supervised by the F�d�ration A�ronautique Internationale and the Aero Club in the hosting country.
      Each club would be permitted to enter up to three competitors with an equal number of alternates. In 1921 the course was increased to 212 nautical miles, with only one authorized take off, after a 2,5 nautical mile water navigation contest.
      After 1921, an additional new requirement was added: the seaplane had to remain moored to a buoy for six hours without crew aid.
      Crowds in excess of 250,000 spectators gathered to watch the Schneider Cup races, proving a keen public interest in this type of competition.

Date    Location      Winning Aircraft      Nationality           Pilot                 Speed (km/h, mph)
1913    Monaco       Deperdussin                France              Maurice Prevost            73.56, 45.71
1914    Monaco        Sopwith Tabloid          UK              Howard Pixton           139.74, 86.83
1920    Venice, Italy    Savoia S.12          Italy               Luigi Bologna             70.54, 43.83
1921    Venice, Italy    Macchi M.7bis       Italy               Giovanni de Briganti     189.66, 117.85
1922    Naples, Italy   Supermarine Sea Lion II UK                  Henri Biard                 234.51, 145.72
1923    Cowes, UK    Curtiss CR-3           USA               David Rittenhouse     85.29, 53.00
1925    Baltimore, USA    Curtiss F3C-2           USA                James Doolittle         374.28, 232.57
1926    Hampton Roads, USA Macchi M.39    Italy               Mario Bernardi          396.69, 246.50
1927    Venice, Italy    Supermarine S.5    UK                Sidney Webster           453.28, 281.66
1929    Calshot Spit, UK  Supermarine S.6    UK                Henry Waghorn          528.89, 328.65
1931    Calshot Spit, UK  Supermarine S.6B    UK              John Boothman       547.31, 340.09

The race was very significant in advancing aeroplane design, particularly in the fields of aerodynamics and engine design, and would show its results in the best fighters of WW2. The streamlined shape and the low drag, liquid-cooled engine that was pioneered by Schneider Trophy designs are obvious in the British Supermarine Spitfire, the American P-51 Mustang and the Italian Macchi C.202 Folgore.

In memoriam

      Aeronautical development has sometimes lead to fatal accidents. The Schneider Trophy never experienced any casualties during competition, but several pilots were killed training for the races.
      U.S. citizens Harmon J. Norton in 1923 in a Curtiss CR-3 and Franck Connaut in 1926. Frenchman Georges Bougault in a Bernard H.V.120, in 1931. Sam Kinkhead in 1928 and Jerry Brinton in 1931 in a Supermarine S.5, from Great-Britain. Italy had five casualties: Vittorio Centurione in 1926 in a Macchi M-39; Giuseppe Motta in 1929 in a Macchi M-67; Tomasso Dal Molin in 1930 in a Savoia S.65; Giovani Monti and Stanislao Bellini in 1931 in a Macchi MC-72.