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Title: Sea Plane Contest |
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Description: Sea Plane Contest. Organized by the Automobile Club of France. St. Malo, Dinard, Jersey, St. Servan, Parame, St. Lunaire. August 24, 25, 26 -- France - England. Unusual interest attached to the Hydro-aeroplane meeting at St. Malo because of the new types of machines which had been entered for it. As expected some of these machines did not fly, and some of them did not even put in an appearance... The 1912 Hydro-aeroplane competition at St. Malo was one of the first meetings of its kind to be held in France. The machines were normal airplanes with floats replacing the wheels, and since seaplanes were new, the engineers were still trying to understand how many floats were necessary and where they should be placed to get the best results on the water. The bad weather during the weekend helped to showcase the more seaworthy and eliminate the weaker machines. Of the eleven aircraft registered for the contest, six qualified on the first day and only four finished the entire competition. The last of the three events held here was a roundtrip flight of 120 miles between St. Malo and the British Island of Jersey. |
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