1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field

The Dominguez International Air Meet was a barred in Los Angeles the U.S. international aviation meeting, which took place from 10 to 20 January 1910. It was initiated after the experience of the U.S. participants in the flight days in 1909 to Reims.

Charles Forster Willard, Roy Knabenshue and Glenn Curtiss prompted that Dick Ferris in Los Angeles the established initial contact with a suitable airfield accounted for and planning ahead Powered by promotion. As the airfield Dominguez Field was selected on the Rancho San Pedro. It was built a large grandstand. In addition, Louis Paulhan, Lincoln Beachey and Charles Hamilton reported as pilots for the event.

The competition among other airplanes, balloons and airships were admitted. For the profits of the individual contests cash prizes were awarded. Louis Paulhan was a celebrated star of the event. He traveled with four aircraft, two Blériot XI monoplane and two Farman III biplane to the competition. He succeeded in a new world altitude record of 1269 meters set up and with 1h 49min 40s the longest time to stay in the air, which earned him $ 14,000 in prize money. Glenn Curtiss reached with passenger the highest speed ( 88.5 km / h ), and he succeeded in 6.4 s the fastest start.

A total of 226,000 spectators attended the event, the revenue amounted to 137,500 U.S. dollars. Due to this success such event in the United States soon became the rule.

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