Editing Schneider Trophy (section)

==Rules==
[[File:Schneider Trophy side1 Science Museum London.jpg|thumb|Close-up of the top of the Schneider Trophy (2013)]]
Aircraft taking part had to be seaworthy, having to float  for six hours and travel about 550 yards (503m) on water. Twice during the flight they had to land on or "come in contact" with the water (which allowed contestants to carry out a fast bouncing manoeuvre). If the pontoons took on water, the flight had to continue with the added weight. Each competition was to be held in and managed by the country currently holding the trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schneider Trophy air race |website=Century of Flight |year=2003<!--first Wayback save--> |url=http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation%20history/daredevils/Schneider.htm |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> If a country won three consecutive races, as the British finally did, they would retain the trophy permanently and the winning pilot would receive 75,000 [[French franc]]s<ref>75,000 French francs in 2012 were equivalent in purchasing power to about €430,000 in 2023</ref> for each of the first three wins. The races were supervised by the [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale]] and the aero club in the hosting country. Each club could enter up to three competitors with an equal number of alternatives.{{citation needed|date = August 2023}}