Midlands Aviation Meeting
Wolverhampton, UK, June 27th - July 2nd, 1910

Results:


Prize for flight of longest duration
For the highest aggregate flying time during the meeting. Any number of flights could be made, but a single flight could not count for more than 30 minutes (modified during the meeting from one hour). During the meeting, the committee also decided to award three special prizes to encourage the monoplane pilots.


Pilot
Plane
Result
Prize
Notes
1.
Claude Grahame-White
Farman
1 h 23:20*
£ 1,000

2.
Launcelot Gibbs
Farman
1 h 13:55*
£ 200

3.
Cecil Grace
Short S.27
55:43


4.
Alec Ogilvie
Short S.4
9:19


5.
James Radley
Blériot
8:55*
£ 200
Monoplane 1st place
6.
Charles Rolls
Wright
8:35


7.
George Barnes
Humber
8:19
£ 100
Monoplane 2nd place
8.
Alan Boyle
Avis
7:53*
£ 50
Monoplane 3rd place
9.
Alfred Rawlinson
Farman
7:36


10.
Graham Gilmour
Blériot
7:05



(* The results given in different reports were inconsistent. An accurate list of results would be welcome!)


Competition for Midland aviators
For the longest flight (of more than 250 yards) of any type of machine piloted by a British subject, who had resided for at least one year immediately before the meeting in one of the counties of Derby, Leicester, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire or Staffordshire and who had not have won a race in open competition before June 1st.


Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
1.
George Barnes
Humber
1:17
£ 200
2.



£ 100 (not awarded)

The only other eligible pilot, G. Frances/Francis, did not cross the starting line in flight.


Sir John Holder's prize
For the highest flight, contested on Wednesday 29 June. The Royal Aero Club additionally awarded a certificate of merit to the winner.


Pilot
Plane
Result
Prize
1.
Cecil Grace
Short S.27
183 m
Trophy
2.
Claude Grahame-White
Farman
60 m

3.
Launcelot Gibbs
Farman
35 m



Lord Plymouth's prize
For the three fastest consequtive laps, contested on Saturday 2 July.


Pilot
Plane
Time
Prize
Lap times
1.
Charles Rolls
Wright
4:13.0
Trophy
1:28.0 - 1:21.0 - 1:24.0
2.
Claude Grahame-White
Farman
4:49.0

1:37.6 - 1:35.2 - 1:35.2
3.
Launcelot Gibbs
Farman
4:56.0

1:35.6 - 1:40.4 - 1:40.0


Price for shortest get-off
For the shortest take-off run, measured from the starting line. The competitor had to fly 200 yards after the take-off (relaxed from the originally announced one lap of the course). Contested on Wednesday 29 June.


Pilot
Plane
Result
Prize
1.
George Cockburn
Farman
30,61 m
£ 100
2.
Claude Grahame-White
Farman
30,96 m

3.
Launcelot Gibbs
Farman
32,08 m

4.
James Radley
Blériot
48,36 m

5.
George Barnes
Humber
53,70 m

6.
Alfred Rawlinson
Farman
62,28 m

7.
Alan Boyle
Avis
64,82 m



Prize for cross country flight
For the shortest time to complete a non-stop flight from the airfield to a given point about five miles away and back. The day and the turning point to be decided by the race committee.

1st prize: £ 300
2nd prize: £ 100
Not awarded


Prize for figure flying
"Awarded to the competitor who shall have made the best performance in the competition."

1st prize: £100
Not awarded


Bomb throwing competition
For the competitor scoring the greatest number of hits when throwing bombs onto a white sheet or other suitable material, arranged near the centre of the course, while circling above.

1st prize: £ 100
Not awarded


Special prize
For the longest flight of an aviator who had not flown in competition before June 3rd, 1910.

1st prize: £100
2nd prize: £ 50
Not awarded


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