Dominguez International Air Meet
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The Aviation Meet - Los Angeles (also Dominguez International Air Meet ) was in Los Angeles to the United States barred international aviation meeting, until January 20, 1910 by 10 in the Dominguez Field was held. It was initiated after the experiences of the US participants in the flight week in Reims in 1909 .
Charles Forster Willard , Roy Knabenshue and Glenn Curtiss arranged that Dick Ferris made the first contacts in Los Angeles, identified a suitable airfield and promoted the planning through promotion. The Dominguez Field on Rancho San Pedro was chosen as the airfield . A large grandstand was built. In addition, Louis Paulhan , Lincoln Beachey and Charles Hamilton registered as pilots for the event.
In addition to airplanes, balloons and airships were admitted to the competition. Cash prizes were awarded for winning the individual competitions. Louis Paulhan became the celebrated star of the event. He traveled with four aircraft, two Blériot XI -Eindecker and two Farman III - Double Decker to the competition. He succeeded in setting a new world record in altitude of 1269 m and staying in the air for the longest time with 1h 49min 40s, which earned him US $ 14,000 in prize money. Glenn Curtiss achieved the highest speed with passengers (88.5 km / h) and he achieved the fastest start in 6.4 s.
A total of 226,000 spectators attended the event, with revenues of US $ 137,500. Because of this success, such events soon became the norm in the United States.