He showed the blueprints to the "Fonds de Course" committee and received a 600,000 francs subsidy, but no V16 engine appeared and it was believed that he used the money to build a factory for Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines.
He showed the blueprints to the "Fonds de Course" committee. He received a 600,000 francs subsidy. No V16 engine appeared. He used the money to build a factory for Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines. This was what it was believed.