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[[cut off]] dem Wettkampf werden nur reguläre Flugmaschinen, einerlei welcher Konstruktion, solange sie im Stande sind, sich durch eigene Kraft zu erheben, während alle Maschinen, die zur Erleichterung des Aufsteigens mit einem Ballon oder einem Gasbehälter versehen sind, von dem Mitbewerb ausgeschlossen sind. Sämmtliche Anmelbungen für den diesjährigen Wettbewerb müssen schriftlich vor dem 1. September in Händen des "Aero Club of America", No. 12 Ost 42. Str., sein. Die Maschine, die den erforderlichen Aufstieg in gerader Linie bewerkstelligt, und einen Kilometer oder 3280 Fuß in der kürzesten Zeit und mit dem größten Maß von Stabilität und leichter Manöverirfähigkeit zurücklegt, gewinnt den Preis. Wenn keiner Maschine der Aufstieg gelingt, so erringt eine Maschine, die an einem späteren Tage den Aufstieg macht, den Preis. Nach jedem Wettfliegen wird der Name des Gewinners auf die Trophäe eingravirt. Wird die Trophäe dreimal von einem Mitbewerber gewonnen, so wird sie sein Eigenthum.


Sun. Post New York
25-Apr1907.

RULES FOR FLYING MACHINES

Conditions for the Races to Be Held at Jamestown Exposition

A special committee of the Areo Club of America, appointed for the purpose, has formulated the following provisional rules governing the competition for flying machines of the heavier-than-air type, which will be inaugurated at the Jamestown Exposition on September 14. It is intention of the Scientific American, in offering this trophy, to have it always open to competition by inventors the world over. Should the trophy be won by the representative of a foreign aeronautical club, this club, if a member of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, may become the custodian of the trophy; but the future competitions, even if held abroad, shal be carried out under the same rules and conditions used by the Aero Club of America in the competitions held in this country.

The competition will be held annually, and the conditions of the trials will be progressive in character, so as to keep abreast of the state of the art. The first contest will be [[cut off]] Exposition on September 14th, and [[cut off]] tries for this contest must be made in writing, and sent to the secretary of the Aero Club of America, No. 12 East Forty-second Street, New York city, prior to September 1. The rules governing future contests will be formulated by the contest committee of the Aero Club of America in accordance with the results obtained and the lessons learned in this first contest. 

All heavier-than-air machines of any type whatever (aeroplanes, helicopters, orthopters, etc.), shall be entitled to compete for the trophy; but all machines carrying a ballon or gas-containing envelope for purpose of support are excluded from the competition.

The machine which accomplished the required flight in the shortest time and with the best display of stability and ease of control, shall be declared the winner. If several machines perform equally well, the committee shall have the right to demand further flights, in order to determine which is the best. If no machine makes the required flight on the date set for the contest, the one that subsequently first accomplishes such flight shall be declared the winner, and shall not be entitled to make a further flight until the next year, under the changed conditions of the contest. 

The flights shall be made in calm air, if possible. If a wind of over twenty miles an hour is blowing, no trial need to be made. Aeroplanes may start by running along on wheels on the ground under their own power, but no special track or launching device will be permitted. A smooth, level roadway, or a reasonably smooth turfed field will be provided from which to make the start. Machines need not fly more than a few feet above the ground, or higher than is necessary to avoid obstacles. They should be capable of being steered both horizontally and vertically, and of alighting with being damaged. If there is a wind blowing, the flights shall be made in such direction as best suits each operat [[page torn]] start should preferably be made against the wind. 

The committee shall make arrangements to accurately time and measure all flights, as well as the distance traversed and time taken in starting and stopping. Accurate observations of the speed of the wind and other weather conditions at the time of the flight shall also be made and recorded by the committee. Complete specifications of the competing machines, giving weight, supporting surface, details of the motors and propellers, etc., together with a description of any performance that the machine has made, shall be forwarded to the contest committe with the entry, or when application is made for trial. 

Anyone desirous of making a flight at any subsequent time can arrange for such a test by communicating with the contest committee for the Aero Club of America, at least fourteen days in advance, and asking this committee to appoint a suitable time and place for the trial. If the committee believes the machine to be impracticable, it can require the inventor either to prove the incorrectness of such belief by an informal demonstration with the machine itself, or by demonstration in some other satisfactory way which will show that the machine is operative. 

The first flight shall be for a distance of one kilometre (3,280 feet) in a straight line.

After every competition, the name of the winner will be inscribed upon the trophy. It it is won three times in different years by any competitor, the trophy will then become his personal property. 

——Mrs Daniel [[cut off]]


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Times - Troy N.Y.
26 Apr
1907

The German authorities who are giving much attention to aeronautics will be gratified at the success of two men who made a balloon trip of 812 miles from Verlin in nineteen hours, landing near Leicester in England. This may prove valuable as an experiment in the military use of balloons. But it does not also convey a hint that there may be a way of landing a hostile force in Great Britain even if that country refuses to be connected with the continent by a tunnel?

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