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The Coupe d'Aviation Ernest Archdeacon. The 1905 Voison-Archdeacon glider of was mounted on pontoons and launched by towing it behind a motorboat. It made a short, uncontrolled flight on 8 June 1905. Louis Bleriot shot film footage of this flight attempt which still exists today. See it here.
Ernest Archdeacon (23 March 1863 – 3 January 1950) was a French lawyer and aviation pioneer before the First World War. He made his first balloon flight at the age of 20. He commissioned a copy of the 1902 Wright No. 3 glider but had only limited success.
Oct 26, 2023 · 26 October 1907: At Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Henry Farman flew his Voisin-Farman I airplane a distance of approximately 771 meters (2,530 feet) in 52 seconds to win the Coupe d’Aviation Ernest Archdeacon (Ernest Archdeacon Cup) for the longest flight of the year. The single-place single-engine biplane was built by brothers Charles and ...
Jan 13, 2024 · 26 October 1907: At Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Henry Farman flew his Voisin-Farman I airplane a distance of approximately 771 meters (2,530 feet) in 52 seconds to win the Coupe d’Aviation Ernest Archdeacon (Ernest Archdeacon Cup) for the longest flight of the year.
On 19 November1907, Farman made a run at the Grand Prix de Aviation, the prize offered by Ernest Archdeacon and Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe for the first closed-circuit flight of over one kilometer. However, Farman didn't quite complete the circular course.
Over the next three years, several French aeronautical enthusiasts would build and fly many variations of the Wright glider design, including not only Ferdinand Ferber, but also Ernest Archdeacon, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Gabriel Voison, and Louis Bleriot.
Ernest Archdeacon (1863 - 1950) Rich lawyer and sportsman, the French Archdeacon created the Aéro-Club de France in response to Chanute's "dinner-conférence" in March, 1903. Archdeacon built a copy of the Wright No. 3 glider, but had only limited success.
