Guggenheim safety competition

[Jjr]

Is there a list of all the factories who planned to get to this competition?
I can only find some details of the aeroplanes who has been there.
Are there any details/materials etc. Concerning the aeroplane projects who not were completed/buil for this competition?

 

[hesham]

Hi Jjr;

Guggenheim Competition

 

[Jjr]

Yes 1929-30

 

[Dynoman]

Nice video

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgJHRMddA4&feature=youtu.be

 

[Jjr]

Interresting, but that is not an answer of my question

 

[tab28682]

Interresting, but that is not an answer of my question

The video was nicely on topic and of interest to those wanting to know more about the competition.

Post number 2 has a link to a list of 16 participating aircraft manufacturers.

 

[Jjr]

I found 27 announced and six from other countries.
Who where the factories who did NOT participated and what is known about there projects/aeroplanes for this contest?

 

[Jan den Das]

 

[Jan den Das]

For Breda details see "Cesare Pallavicino and two Breda projects.

 

[Grey Havoc]

According to the history section of the Boeing Company website:

1928 James McDonnell organizes J.S. McDonnell & Associates to build the Doodlebug monoplane for a safe airplane contest — with a prize of $100,000 — sponsored by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics.

1929

Nov. 15 The McDonnell Doodlebug makes its first flight, too late to qualify for the Guggenheim safe airplane competition. During a test flight on Nov. 21, the plane crashes, and James McDonnell suffers severe back injuries.