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2. Category:Schneider Trophy pilots - Wikipedia

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3. DFS SG 38 Schulgleiter - Wikipedia

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   The pilot sits on a simple seat in the open air, without a windshield. The basic configuration was similar to earlier gliders such as the Stamer Lippisch Zögling and the Grunau IX, but the SG 38 was an entirely new design. Improvements included enlarged tail surfaces for better stability, a separate skid mounted on shock-absorbing springs, and ...

4. Curtiss R3C - Wikipedia

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   The R3C-2 was a twin float seaplane built for the Schneider Trophy race. In 1925, from 23 to 26 October, it took place at Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With 232.57 mph (374.29 km/h), pilot Jimmy Doolittle won the trophy with a Curtiss R3C-2. The other two R3C-2s, piloted by George Cuddihy and Ralph Oftsie, did not reach the finish line.

5. Harry Methuen Schofield - Wikipedia

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   Harry Methuen Schofield (November 1899 – December 1955) was a British test pilot who participated in the Schneider Trophy competition in 1927, and who won the King's Cup Air Race in 1934. Harry Schofield was born in Battersea , and educated at secondary school there.

6. TADS/PNVS - Wikipedia

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   Mounted above the TADS, the Pilot Night Vision System (PNVS) contains an infrared camera slaved to the head movements of the pilot. PNVS can rotate +/− 90 degrees in azimuth and +20/− 45 degrees in elevation. PNVS has a high rate of movement (120° per second) so as to accurately match the head movements of the pilot.

7. Supermarine S.6B - Wikipedia

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   The Supermarine S.6B is a British racing seaplane developed by R.J. Mitchell for the Supermarine company to take part in the Schneider Trophy competition of 1931. The S.6B marked the culmination of Mitchell's quest to "perfect the design of the racing seaplane" and represented the cutting edge of aerodynamic technology for the era.