Word: interceptor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Donegall made no reference to the need for 'chutes, viz: the frequency of crashes. One theory lies in Britain's peculiar problem of aerial defense. More than any other form of aggression Britain fears a bombing attack from the Continent. Hence she has concentrated upon development of "interceptor" planes, some of which can reach an altitude of 25,000 feet in 17 minutes. Such speed and high rate of climb can be built into a plane only at some expense of safety factor. And diminishing the safety factor may accentuate the daredevil attitude in personnel...
...meanwhile, Lieut. Alford J. Williams, famed speed flyer, began new efforts to secure a U. S. entry in the Schneider races by private subscription. In an article in Liberty magazine, Lieut. Williams declared that Britain's new speedy interceptor fighting planes, capable of 240 m. p. h., are adaptations of racing craft developed for the 1929 meet, which was won with a speed of 328.63 m. p. h. Liberty responded with an offer of $5,000 toward a fund of $300,000 needed to build and enter a U. S. craft...