New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-23
Speeding Plane
WRECKED IN TEST
Britain'S Hope in Schneider
Races Completely Smashed
PILOT ESCAPES DEATH
Super Marine Napier S-4 Crashes At
Bay Shore Park Captain Btard
Suffers From Shock - Big Races
On Tomorrow.

Bay Shore Park, Baltimore, Oct.
% P(-Great Britain's mystery
plane" the super-marine Napier S-4
crashed this morning during the
navigability trials and Is u total
wreck, Captain Henry C. Biard, the
pilot, is suffering from an INNER
sion and shock, but escaped injury.
Machine OverturnS
Biard had just taken off for the
navigablity and seaworthiness
trials and was at an elevation Of
about 200 fet when wing-f1utter
apparently developed In both wings
of the monoplane. Biard attempt
ed at once to land.
As he struck the water, the
Super Marine nosed down and
somersaulted on her back. pressing
the pilot under the surface.
Biard was wearing a lifebelt and
managed to clear himself and
treached the surface as the Napier
S-4 sank.
Captain Hubert Board, who had
taken the British Gloster- Napier
III out for her tests a short time be-
fore, seeing Biard in trouble, start
ed taxing toward him as he fell
When Biard freed himself from the
wreckage Broad threw him a seconC
lifebelt to which he clung until res
cue boats picked him up q few
minutes later.
The crash occurred about half {
Imile off shore from the hangers.
viii Use Reserve Plane
The Super Marines mishap viii
throw into the Schneider cup rae
tomorrow. both of Great Britain
Gloster- Napier Ills. one of whic'
, had been held in reserve. Ber
Hinkler of Melbourne, the Britis
, reserve pilot. will take the secon
Gloster into the race tomorrow
Captain Biard intended to make n
attempt to take part in the cup rae
/ after the shattering Of his Super
/ Marine.
! The Super-Marine disintegrate
- as she sank in the water. Nalvae
o boats on the scene few minute
. after the crash brought to the su
= face the Super Marine Napier-Lie
T. engine. The rest of the plane WI
. total loss. captain Biard sa
|. that when he crashed the engine a,
= peared to be working all right.
= Entries Show Speed
S The foremost racing seaplanes
= the United States, Great Britain al
Italy were called upon today
g prove their scaworthiness on Il
G bosom of the Chesapeake, as Il
= final condition Of their entry t
morrow.
To guard against freak" co
structions. NJ. Jacques Schneidt
II French sportsman and aviator, W
le presented the bronze trophy to t
S, Aero club Of France. provided tn
le all contcsting planes should, the d
t Immediately preceding each Schn
r der race, prove the worth OF tn
sea structure in gruelling surta
n tests.
Of In the navigability and seawort
lc ness trials. the sea gear and the 81
Y face behavior of the craft are 81
ee ioctcd to much greater stress a
b. scrutiny than in the actual ra
O. This serves to wed out any sh
H. constructed for great speed alo
to at the sacrifice of stability requil
IT, for practical use.
ed The planes are required to de
to onstrate their take-off and land
lie ability in a series of short SPIT
ny around q five kilometre course. 7
to also is a test of the practical abb
Of the racing pilots, as the pro
IT. landing Of a scaplane on ponto
ch without burying its nose in the
~, or rearing upon Its tail, require
crs skill Of its own.
for Having proved the dependabi
IN OF their under gear, the ships
pit, required to demonstrate their
IVY worthincss with q taxi speed on
lyn surface Of at least II knots
, is hour. Then remain anchored
the course, unoccupied and Ill
tended. for six hours.