Suitable Interval to Allow Progress in Designs London, Dec. 18, The desirability of holding the Schneider trophy contest every two years, instead of annually, has been sussed between the British Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, and. General Balbo, the Italian Under-Secretary for Air who ig paying 3 short visit ta London. There is general agreement that an interval of one year is insufficient to allow of adequate progress between success ive contests in technical design in marine aircraft, the development. of which was the express object of the trophy's founder, M, Jacques Schneider. The British and Italian Governments therefore have decided to support the proposal for an amendment in the rules to provide that in the future the contest should take place hi-annually.
As time does not admit of a formal alteration of the rules before the date of entries for the 1928 contest, they have further mutually. agreed' to notify the aeronautical bodies concerned in England and Italy that they do not propose to support any Italian or British entry in 1928, provided other countries signify their willingness to adjust themselves to the same course. The: United States, French, and German authorities have been informally. consulted and are understood to concur with the above proposals.—British Wireless through Reuter.
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