AIR SAFETY
U.S.A. COY WINS AWARD
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]
NEW YORK, January 1. The first prize of one hundred thousand dollars in connection wth the Guggenheim air safety scheme, cable on April 29th., 1927, lias been awarded to the Curtis Coy. for the performane of its entry, the “Cur-tiss-Taugier” plane. The Board of judges, headed by Mr Orville Wright, found that the machine had demonstrated the greatest advantage in aerodynafics without any loss of efficiency. There were 27 competitors. The Handley Page. Coy., had an entry. It passed the majority of the qualifying tests, but it failed to obtain the minimum gliding speed of 38 miles per hour called for.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1930, Page 6
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