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General Rules and Regulations Governing All Events 1946 National Air Races A-GENERAL 1. Complete authority over all events at the 1946 National Air Races is vested in the National Air Races Contest Committee, hereinafter referred to as "Race Contest Committee." This Committee will consist of the following: Referee Program Chief Chief Started Chief of Field Service Entry Chief Technical Committee Chief Chief of Operations Chief Pylon Judge Chief Judge and Timer Chairman- Racing Pilots Association* N.A.A. Contest Board Representative. (Note-*If the Chairman of the Racing Pilots Association is unable to attend, one of the Vice-Chairmen may represent him and cast his vote.) 2. Included in the authority of the Race Contest Committee is the right to interpret all rules and regulations and make changes in the rules and regulations when, in their opinion, changes are necessary. 3. Five members at any meeting shall constitute a quorum. 4. Three Contest Directors shall act for the Contest Committee when it is not in session. (Pilots may appeal from the decision of the Contest Directors to the Race Contest Committee.) 5. The three Contest Directors will consist of the following: Referee N.A.A. Program Chief Contest Board Representative. 6. in all cases these Directors will act in consultation with the Civil Aeronautics Administration Supervisor for the races. B- AIRPLANE ELIGIBILITY- FREE-FOR-ALL 1. Airplanes with any type of Civil Aeronautics Administration license shall be eligible for entry in Free-for-All races, provided they have been issues a license number by the National Aeronautic Association Contest Board Technical Committee. An airplane will receive this number if the airplane complies with the new rules established by the Technical Committee and successfully completes the tests required of all racing ships before participating in competitive evens sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association. Complete information on these tests may be obtained from the Secretary of the Contest Board, National Aeronautic Association, 1025 Connecticut Ave., Washington D.C. 2. It has been voted there will be no foreign participation in 1946 either by foreign built airplanes or foreign pilots. 3. License cards must be prominently displayed in all airplanes entered in order to be eligible to start in any race entered. 4. Any type engine, with or without supercharger, or any type fuel or oil may be used, subject to approval of the Race Technical Committee and provided the airplane entered is eligible for the type license displayed. 5. Airplanes that are entered in the Bendix Trophy Race will not be allowed to enter either the Sesquicentennial or Thompson Trophy Race. This does not apply to pilots. 6. Airplanes entered in the Bendix Trophy Race must be equipped for instrument flight as required by the Civil Aeronautics Board Civil Air Regulations and pilots must hold an instrument rating. airplanes entered in the Bendix Trophy Race must also be equipped with two-way radio. Pilots must wear parachutes and crash helmets. 7. The Race Contest Committee reserves the right to reject any entrant in a closed course race, whose airplane in the opinion of the Race Technical Committee, is not capable of taking off and flying with safety, with the amount of gasoline necessary to fly the entire distance which is scheduled to run. 8. The Bendix Race Committee reserves the right to reject any entrant whose airplane, in its opinion, is not capable of taking off and flying with safety, with the maximum gross load proposed. 9. No airplane entered in the Races will be allowed to be test flown for the first time on the Cleveland Municipal Airports after August 25th. This rule also applies to airplanes which have been in an accident and have been rebuilt and are being test flown for the first time after rebuilding. Airplanes shall not be changed, except for such minor repairs or alterations obviously do not impair the airworthiness of the airplane, after the start of the qualifying trials without the approval of the Race Technical Committee. 10. Qualifying trials will be held on Monday, August 26, Tuesday, August 27, Wednesday, August 28, and Thursday, August 29. All contestants must compete in these trials in order to be eligible for the closed course events. (a) To be eligible for the Sesquicentennial Race, the airplane must make an average speed of 240 miles per hour in the official qualifying trials of two laps over the regulation course. The airplane must be in the second group of twelve (12) qualifying for the Thompson Trophy Race. (b) To be eligible for the Thompson Trophy Race, which is for airplanes with engines with unlimited cubic inch displacement, the airplane must make an average speed of 275 miles per hour in the qualifying trials of two laps over the regulation course. 11. The first twelve (12) airplanes qualifying with the Highest speed on Monday, August 26, through Thursday, August 29, will make up the field for the Thompson Trophy Race, with the pole position going to the airplane making the fastest time. The second twelve (12) fastest will make up the field for the Sesquicentennial Race, with the pole position going to the fasted qualifying airplane for the twelve in this second group. 12. Three qualifying trials will be permitted if necessary, but all airplanes making the minimum qualifying speed on their first or second attempt, will not be permitted additional trials. 13. The twelve (12) airplanes with the fasted qualifying speeds in the qualifying speed trials will be allowed to start in the Thompson Trophy Race.
