Aviation History - March 31, 1912.
On March 24, 1912, a great aeronautical event began in the Principality of Monaco, a competition that was unprecedented at the world level since it put hydroaeroplanes in confrontation, eight aviators being engaged in the tests that ended on this Sunday, March 31, 1912. This very first competition in the world of hydroaeroplanes saw the victory of the aircraft of the Franco-British brothers Henry and Maurice Farman, respectively first and second on the podium.
Henry Farman's biplane was piloted by the aviator Jules Fischer, who won 8,000 francs thanks to the performance of his double floatplane, powered by a Gnome Gamma block that could develop seventy horsepower. The Frenchman Eugène Renaux, second in the ranking, will leave with 4 000 francs, this last one participated in the tests with an aircraft conceived by Maurice Farman, that is to say a biplane endowed with three floats, with a Renault V8 engine able to provide seventy horsepower.
As a reminder, this Monaco Grand Prix, which was created under the impetus of Camille Blanc belonging to the International Sporting Club of Monaco, consisted of six events, each of which could earn from 1 to 4 points: departure and landing in calm and agitated water, a route between buoys with a departure on water and an arrival on dry land, and a flight over a circuit with a departure on land and an arrival on the water
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