National Air Races

The National Air Races were a series of events in the United States that featured multiple air races in one side event . The aim of the National Air Races was to improve aircraft technology, especially speed. They were carried out between 1920 and 1949.

It began with the Pulitzer Trophy Air Race at Mitchel Field on Long Island , donated in 1920 by publisher Ralph Pulitzer , son of Joseph Pulitzer , to promote aviation and his magazine, New York World . The most famous individual races were the Thompson Trophy , a sprint race and the Bendix Trophy , a long-distance race. Today, air races in 6 different aircraft classes only take place regularly at the National Championship Air Races .

Web links

Commons : National Air Races  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flight Centennial: National Air Race
• Results of the National Air Races
• Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: NATIONAL AIR RACES . (English; accessed December 17, 2008)