Bendix Trophy

A Lockheed FP-80A that won the Bendix Trophy in 1947.

The Bendix Trophy was an air race that was held as part of the National Air Races between the 1930s and 1960s in the United States.

The race was named after sponsor Vincent Bendix and was intended to promote the reliability, range and speed of land aircraft. The race was first held in 1931 and took place as a cross-country flight between two cities. The destination was always Cleveland , except in 1933 and 1936, when the destination was Los Angeles .

Due to the war, there were no races between 1940 and 1945. The races were resumed from 1946, but a distinction was now made between aircraft powered by piston engines and jet engines. The last race for piston aircraft was in 1949, while the event for jet aircraft continued until 1962.

In 1998, the name was taken up again by AlliedSignal to recognize companies with merit in promoting safety measures in aviation. Today this award is called the Honeywell Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety .

Web links

Commons : Bendix Trophy - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Airandspace - Website: Vincent Bendix Trophy. In: airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
↑ First Flight - website: First Women to win Bendix Transcontinental Speed Race 1936. In: firstflight.org. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .

[VBT-1] Airandspace - Website: Vincent Bendix Trophy. In: airandspace.si.edu. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .

[2] First Flight - website: First Women to win Bendix Transcontinental Speed Race 1936. In: firstflight.org. Retrieved March 20, 2020 .