Meeting d'Aviation de Nice
Nice, France, April 15th - 24th, 1910

Results:


Prix de la totalisation des distances
(Longest total flying time during the days of 15-22 April, only flights longer than 5 km to count)


Pilot
Plane
Distance
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
887.164 km
30,000 francs

2.
Charles Van den Born
Farman
584.644 km
10,000 francs

3.
Jorge Chávez
Farman
357.156 km
6,000 francs

4.
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
318.040 km
4,000 francs

5.
Charles Rolls
Wright
301.096 km


6.
Jan Olieslagers
Blériot
81.448 km


7.
Arthur Duray
Farman
35.148 km


8.
René Métrot
Voisin
32.724 km


9.
Alfred Rawlinson
Farman
20.008 km


10.
Hans Grade
Grade
12.000 km


11.
Henri Rougier
Voisin
9.594 km




Prix de la distance
(16 April. Longest non-stop flight, only flights longer than 10 km to count)


Pilot
Plane
Distance
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
81.216 km
12,000 francs

2.
Charles Van den Born
Farman
41.708 km
6,000 francs

3.
Alfred Rawlinson
Farman
11.008 km
2,000 francs



Prix des passagers
(three different contests)

17 April: For two laps over the course with the highest number of passengers (or equal dead weight of 75 kg), if equal number of passengers awarded to the best time:


Pilot
Plane
Distance
Prize
Notes
1.



2,000 francs
Not awarded


18 April: For highest speed over one lap with one passenger (or equal dead weight of 75 kg):


Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
1:44.0
3,000 francs



19 April: For longest distance with one passenger (or equal dead weight of 75 kg):


Pilot
Plane
Distance
Prize
Notes
1.
Charles Van den Born
Farman
62.708 km
5,000 francs

2.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
58.500 km




Prix des mécaniciens
(20 April, for the best time over one lap (in less than 5 min) with standing start 200 m away from the start line, which had to be covered in flight)


Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Arthur Duray
Farman
1:51.6
2,000 francs

2.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
2:03.8
1,500 francs

3.



1,000 francs
Not awarded
4.



500 francs
Not awarded


Prix de l'altitude
(21 April. For highest altitude, only flights above 200 m to count)


Pilot
Plane
Altitude
Prize
Notes
1.
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
656 m
10,000 francs

2.
Jorge Chávez
Farman
644 m
5,000 francs

3.
Charles Rolls
Wright
242 m


4.
René Métrot
Voisin
231 m


5.
Jan Olieslagers
Blériot
217 m




Croisière Nice - Cap-Ferrat - Nice
(23 April. For fastest flight from the airfield around the lighthouse of Cap-Ferrat in Nice and back (21.692 km according to sources claimed to be official, other distances have been seen). Apart from the prizes to the first three finishers, 5,000 francs was split equally between all who completed the course.)


Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
16:46.6
20,714.25 francs

2.
Arthur Duray
Farman
18:36.0
10,714.25 francs

3.
Charles Van den Born
Farman
19:58.4
5,714.25 francs

4.
Charles Rolls
Wright
20:17.0
714.25 francs

5.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
20:21.4
714.25 francs

6.
Jorge Chávez
Farman
20:25.0
714.25 francs

7.
René Métrot
Voisin
23:42.6
714.25 francs


Frederick van Riemsdijk
Curtiss
DNF

Crashed in the sea


Croisière Nice - Antibes - Nice
(24 April. For fastest flight from the airfield around the Garoupe lighthouse in Antibes and back (21.692 km according to sources claimed to be official, other distances have been seen). Apart from the prizes to the first three finishers, 5,000 francs was split equally between all who completed the course and the town of Antibes offered prizes of 1,500 and 1,000 francs for the first two to circle the Garoupe lighthouse.)


Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
20:16.0
20,826.65 francs
+1,500 francs
2.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
20:44.8
10,826.65 francs

3.
Arthur Duray
Farman
21:40.4
5,826.65 francs

4.
Jorge Chávez
Farman
23:39.0
826.65 francs

5.
Charles Rolls
Wright
24:42.6
826.65 francs
+1,000 francs
6.
René Métrot
Voisin
31:48.2
826.65 francs



Prix du Tour de Piste
(Daily prizes 15-22 April for the fastest four laps of the course, 6 km. Additionally 3,000 and 2,000 francs awarded for the two best results of the meeting.)

15 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:23.6
2,000 francs

2.



500 francs
Not awarded

16 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:40.4
2,000 francs

2.



500 francs
Not awarded

17 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:47.2
2,000 francs

2.
Jorge Chávez
Farman
6:52.2
500 francs


18 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:59.8
2,000 francs

2.
Charles Van den Born
Farman
7:22.6
500 francs


19 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
5:47.0
2,000 francs

2.
Arthur Duray
Farman
6:05.8
500 francs

3.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:52.4


4.
Charles Rolls
Wright
7:05.0


5.
Jan Olieslagers
Blériot
7:55.2



20 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
5:36.8
2,000 francs
+3,000 francs
2.
Jorge Chávez
Farman
6:02.4
500 francs
+2,000 francs
3.
Charles Van den Born
Farman
6:08.0


4.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:34.2


5.
Charles Rolls
Wright
6:47.4



21 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:29.0
2,000 francs

2.
Charles Rolls
Wright
6:33.0
500 francs


22 April:

Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Notes
1.
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
5:41.2
2,000 francs

2.
Arthur Duray
Farman
6:04.2
500 francs

3.
Charles Van den Born
Farman
6:04.6


4.
Michel Efimoff
Farman
6:36.4


5.
Jorge Chávez
Farman
6:45.8


6.
Charles Rolls
Wright
7:01.0




Prix quotidiens du lancement sans passager
(Daily prizes 15-22 April for shortest take-off, without passenger. An additional 1,000 francs awarded for the best result of the meeting.)

Date
Pilot
Plane
Distance
Prize
Notes
15 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
80 m
500 francs

16 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
70 m
500 francs

17 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
10.5 m
500 francs
+1,000 francs
18 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
30 m
500 francs

19 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
45 m
500 francs

20 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
40 m
500 francs

21 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
47 m
500 francs

22 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
22 m
500 francs



Prix quotidiens du lancement avec passager
(Daily prizes 15-22 April for shortest take-off with passenger. An additional 1,000 francs awarded for the best result of the meeting.)

Date
Pilot
Plane
Distance
Prize
Notes
15 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
100 m
500 francs

16 April



500 francs
Not awarded
17 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
20 m
500 francs
+1,000 francs
18 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
65 m
500 francs

19 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
120 m
500 francs

20 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
105 m
500 francs

21 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
90 m
500 francs

21 April
Michel Efimoff
Farman
45 m
500 francs



Total official distances flown:

Pilot
Plane
Distance
Michel Efimoff
Farman
960.348 km
Charles Van den Born
Farman
606.636 km
Jorge Chávez
Farman
440.330 km
Charles Rolls
Wright
421.718 km
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
391.224 km
Arthur Duray
Farman
83.586 km
Jan Olieslagers
Blériot
81.448 km
René Métrot
Voisin
80.162 km
Alfred Rawlinson
Farman
20.008 km
Hans Grade
Grade
12.000 km
Henri Rougier
Voisin
9.594 km
Frederick Van Riemsdijk
Curtiss
0 km
Robert Svendsen
Voisin
0 km


Total prize money won:

Pilot
Plane
Prize money
Michel Efimoff
Farman
77,547.65 francs
Hubert Latham
Antoinette
59,547.65 francs
Charles Van den Born
Farman
27,214.25 francs
Arthur Duray
Farman
19,547.65 francs
Jorge Chávez
Farman
15,547.65 francs
Charles Rolls
Wright
6,047.65 francs
Alfred Rawlinson
Farman
2,000 francs
René Métrot
Voisin
1,547.65 francs


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