Editing Henry Royce (section)

==Schneider Trophy==
In October 1928, he began design of the [[Rolls-Royce R|"R" engine]] while walking with some of his leading engineers on the beach at West Wittering, sketching ideas in the sand. Less than a year later, the "R” engine, designed in his studio in the village, set a new world air speed record of 357.7 miles per hour and won the [[Schneider Trophy]] of 1929. As the racing was nearby Royce was able to watch it with binoculars from on top of a haystack near his house.

When the [[Second MacDonald ministry| Ramsay MacDonald government]] decided not to finance the next attempt in 1931, [[Lucy, Lady Houston]], felt that Britain must not be left out of this contest and sent a telegram to the Prime Minister stating that she would guarantee £100,000, if necessary, towards the cost leading the Government to reverse their previous decision. The result was that Royce found that the "R" could be made to produce more power and the [[Supermarine]] [[Supermarine S.6B|S.6B seaplane]] won the Trophy at {{convert|340.08|mi/h|km/h|2|abbr=on}} on 13 September 1931. Later that month on 29 September, the same aircraft with an improved engine flew at {{convert|407.5|mi/h|km/h|1|abbr=on}}, becoming the first craft to fly at over {{convert|400|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} and breaking the world's speed record.