Semaine d'Aviation de Touraine
Tours, France, April 30th - May 5th, 1910
Tours, France, April 30th - May 5th, 1910
Results:
Prix de la totalisation des distances
(For highest total distance of officially recorded flights flown during the meeting)
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
266.960 km |
15,000 francs |
The city of Tours |
| 2. |
Jorge Chávez |
Farman |
147.180 km |
8,000 francs |
The city of Tours |
| 3. |
René Métrot |
Voisin "Course" |
93.720 km |
5,000 francs |
The Minister of Public Works |
| 4. |
Léon Molon |
Blériot XI |
88.840 km |
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| 5. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
63.700 km |
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| 6. |
Arthur Duray |
Farman |
30.460 km |
Prix quotidiens de vitesse
(For the fastest flight over two laps (4.4 km) on each day of the meeting)
Saturday 30 April
| Pilot |
Plane |
Time |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
4:08.4 |
1,000 francs |
Cie. des Tramways de Tours |
| 2. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
4:18.2 |
Sunday 1 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Time |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
3:58.2 |
1,000 francs |
Conseil Général d'Indre et Loire |
| 2. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
4:08.8 |
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| 3. |
Jorge Chávez |
Farman |
5:00.0 |
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| 4. |
René Métrot |
Voisin |
5:17.8 |
Monday 2 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Time |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Arthur Duray |
Farman |
3:49.2 |
1,000 francs |
The city of Tours |
| 2. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
3:56.8 |
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| 3. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
4:11.0 |
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| 4. |
Léon Molon |
Blériot |
4:48.6 |
Tuesday 3 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Time |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Arthur Duray |
Farman |
3:40.0 |
1,000 francs |
Le Commerce de la Ville |
Wednesday 4 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Not awarded |
1,000 francs |
Comité d'Aviation de Touraine |
Thursday 5 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Not awarded |
1,000 francs |
Comité d'Aviation de Touraine |
Prix quotidiens de distance
(For the longest non-stop flight on each day of meeting)
Saturday 30 April
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
16 km |
1,000 francs |
Chambre de Commerce de Tours |
| 2. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
10 km |
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| 3. |
Jorge Chávez |
Farman |
3.780 km |
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| 4. |
Arthur Duray |
Farman |
0.250 km |
Sunday 1 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
32 km |
1,000 francs |
Conseil Général d'Indre et Loire |
| 2. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
18.300 km |
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| 3. |
René Métrot |
Voisin |
10.400 km |
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| 4. |
Jorge Chávez |
Farman |
8 km |
Monday 2 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
45.740 km |
1,000 francs |
M. J. Drake del Castillo |
| 2. |
René Métrot |
Voisin |
33.740 km |
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| 3. |
Jorge Chávez |
Farman |
15.740 km |
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| 4. |
Léon Molon |
Blériot |
14 km |
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| 5. |
Arthur Duray |
Farman |
10 km |
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| 6. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
2.240 km |
Tuesday 3 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Jorge Chávez |
Farman |
108 km |
1,000 francs |
Le Commerce de la Ville |
| 2. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
93.840 km |
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| 3. |
Léon Molon |
Blériot |
36.120 km |
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| 4. |
René Métrot |
Voisin |
23.720 km |
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| 5. |
Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
21.220 km |
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| 6. |
Arthur Duray |
Farman |
20.460 km |
Wednesday 4 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Not awarded |
1,000 francs |
The city of Tours |
Thursday 5 May
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Not awarded |
1,000 francs |
Comité d'Aviation de Touraine |
Coupe des debutants
(For the longest distance covered by a pilot who had a pilot's licence less than six months and who had never won any prizes.)
| Pilot |
Plane |
Distance |
Prize |
Prize offered by |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
266.960 km |
500 francs and a
trophy |
Jacques Schneider |
Prix de l'altitude
(For highest altitude (minimum 100 metres) reached on 4 or 5 May. First prize: 5,000 francs, offered by M. Duthoo, Grand Bazar and Nouvelles Galeries.)
Not awarded
Coupe militaire
(For the longest distance covered during the meeting by an officer. First prize: A trophy.)
Not awarded
Total prize money won:
| Pilot |
Plane |
Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Bertram Dickson |
Farman |
18,500 francs |
| Jorge Chávez |
Farman |
9,000 francs |
| René Métrot |
Voisin |
5,000 francs |
| Arthur Duray |
Farman |
2,000 francs |
| Gijs Küller |
Antoinette |
2,000 francs |
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