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Versailles, France. Occupation. Lawyer. Organization. Aéro-Club de France. Known for. Aviation pioneering. 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.
- 23 March 1863, Paris, France
- Aviation pioneering
- 3 January 1950 (aged 86), Versailles, France
- Lawyer
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. Archdeacon was soon joined by Gabriel Voisin, who developed and sold many early aircraft.
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March — Ernest Archdeacon, France puts up a purse of 25,000 francs for the first officially recorded circular flight of one kilometer, called the Grand Prix d’Aviation, to be awarded by the Aéro-Club de France. French oil magnate Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe matches Archdeacon, raising the prize to 50,000 francs, or about $10,000.
To spur the progress of aviation in Europe – especially France – well-heeled enthusiasts offered rich prizes. Archdeacon himself put up the Coupe d'Aviation Ernest Archdeacon, a silver trophy that would go to the first person to fly a powered airplane 25 meters (80 feet). The Aero-Club de France offered a prize of 1500 francs to the first ...
This was a prize that Ernest Archdeacon had offered to the aviator who made the longest flight during 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 ...
Oct 26, 2023 · Henry Farman winning the Archdeacon Cup with his Voisin-Farman I. (Wright Brothers Aeroplane Co.) Coupe d’Aviation Ernest Archdeacon 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 ...
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