WINS FIRST PRIZE £2,000
"NO MORE EFFICIENT AEROPLANE THAN THE BEARDMORE AEROPLANE (WHICH WON THE CHIEF PRIZE) HAS EVER LEFT THE EARTH," stated Lt.-Col. W. A. Bristow, the aeronautical consulting engineer, who kept the records of the competitions.

Margin of speed is a very good standard of efficiency in an aeroplane. and this machine has a very wide margin. It can fly at about 90 miles an hour and also under 40 miles an hour. It can rise from the ground quickly and pull up slowly."