192:. Taking off on 13 October 1919, Jensen flew the circuit at an average speed of 200.001 km/h (57 minutes). The next day, Rost reached an average speed of 210 km/h while de Romanet had an aircraft failure. On 15 October, Sadi-Lecointe flew a first circuit at 223 km/h, and then a second lap at 246.9 km/h and thus became the title holder. On 21 October 1919, de Romanet reached an average speed of 268.631 km/h which was insufficient to be homologated, because this performance was less than 110% of Sadi-Lecointe's performance. He followed it the next day with an average speed of 285.600km/h which did count. Bad weather then stopped the competition, which was resumed just three months later. On 3 January 1920, Sadi-Lecointe, who had in the meanwhile had left
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319:(race number 5), Sadi-Lecointe covered the first 100km at an average speed of 325km/h (a new closed circuit speed record), but a spark plug popped out of its cylinder and passed through the engine cowling as he was turning around the airport pylon. The pilot was therefore forced to land, and the airplane hit a gutter which turned the aircraft on its back without injuring the pilot. James lost his maps during his flight and unable to find the turning point returned to the start. Jean Casale's SPAD S.58
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231:. The competition was open for three years and was international, with each country allowed three entrants. A sum of 60,000 francs was to be awarded each year for the best performance, and a cup valued at 20,000 francs given to the winner. In the case of the cup being won outright before the end of the competition, the winner would also receive the remaining prize money.
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which had a fuel pump failure. The first lap made by the
Italian pilot at 288km/h (179mph) was not homologated since the aircraft had flown behind the time-keepers at the starting point, but he was offered a second attempt. Brack-Papa started a second time but retired when he realized he would not be
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initiated a new competition for the Coupe, which was contested for the first time on 29 May 1933. The trial was to be run in two 1,000km stages separated by a 90 minutes refuelling stop, and was limited to aircraft with an engine capacity of less than eight litres. The starting point of the race was
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Deutsch de la Meurthe competition was a speed trial intended for all powered aircraft over a distance of 200 kilometres, to be flown as an outward leg of 100 km followed by a return to the starting point. The flight had to be made between 1 March and 31 October,
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A broken propeller forced Sadi-Lecointe to make a forced landing in a beet field at
Cernonville, injuring an eye and both legs in the process. The wing fabric of James' aeroplane was torn away, and he had to make a forced landing. Brach Papa established a new Italian speed record, but the engine
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powered by a Potez 9B radial engine developing barely 310hp at full power at a speed of 322.81 kilometres per hour (200.58 mph), beating
Raymond Delmotte's Caudron C.362 (race no.6) with a speed of 291.12 kilometres per hour (180.89 mph), and also beating the only foreign competitor,
168:, but on 13 October 1919 it resumed using the same course, but the competition was now open for the entire year, and the trophy would be definitely kept by the first participant whose time remained unbeaten for eight consecutive months. Four aeroplanes participated in this trial: a 180 hp
504:'s Caudron C.450 (race no.3) was the last to take off. Only three aircraft qualified for the second part of the race, which was held during rain showers. Raymond Delmotte won, ahead of Yves Lacombe and Maurice Arnoux, flying the aircraft previously flown by Albert Monville .
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was awarded each year for the best performance that had remained unsurpassed for eight months. The Coupe (cup), an objet d'art valued at 10,000 francs, was to be given to the first aircraft builder who won three consecutive competitions.
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exploded before the finish line. Thus, only two
Nieuport pilots were left to finish the race, Georges Kirsch winning with a speed of 282.75km/h (a new world speed record for a distance of 300km); Fernand Lasne's speed was 259.03km/h.
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monoplane flew the circuit in 1 h 47 min 48 s, despite persistent navigation problems caused by fog. On 1 May 1912 Parisian
Emmanuel HĂ©len completed the course at 119.532 km/h (74.274 mph) flying a 70 hp Gnome-powered
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was not ready, and the RĂ©gnier
Martinet, a modified Caudron C.366, (race no.2) was damaged during its tests. Two Caudron C.560s were supposed to participate (race no.1 and 3), but were not ready. They were thus replaced by a
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Charles Franco was the first to take off in
Caudron C.430 (race no.1), but abandoned the race on the fourth lap as he was clearly out-classed by the other aircraft. It was followed by the Caudron C.460s of
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withdrew their entrant, the
Hanriot HD.22. This was a metal monoplane with retractable landing gear expressly built for the race, and which had been intended to be piloted by Rost. Nieuport entered two
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Nieuport NiD.29V piloted by Lasne and the sesquiplane piloted by Sadi-Lecointe,
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gained first place in the second competition for the Coupe, covering the course at an average speed of 154.38 km/h (95.93 mph) in a 160 h.p. Gnome-powered
500:(race no.6) respectively, this last entrant having to quit the race after seven laps, having run out of oil after a high-speed lap at 469 km/h (291 mph).
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It remained a speed competition, but was now to be held on a given date. The competition was to be held as 3 laps of a 100km (62mi) circuit, with its start at
349:. Suzanne Deutsch de la Meurthe was offering one million Francs, and the Ministère de l'Air (Air Ministry) offered another three million in prize money.
323:(race no.3) was victim of a radiator leak, and made a forced landing at Étampes and was unable to finish the race, as was also the case for Brack-Papa's
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died when the wing fabric of his Lumière-De Monge monoplane detached at high speed during the elimination trials on 23 September, and at the last moment
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239.58 kilometres per hour (148.87 mph). A third French competitor, test pilot Lemoine also flying a Potez 53, was forced to abandon the race.
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competition due to a third consecutive French victory, the AĂ©ro-Club de France decided to organize a new competition to replace it. This was named
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monoplane. Since no other pilot bettered this performance by more than 10% before 31 October 1912, HĂ©len became the first holder of the Coupe.
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441:(G-ACNC), but retired on the 6th lap of the afternoon session as problem with the undercarriage limited his speed. Georges Detre flying a
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and the performance was recognized only if the previous best performance was surpassed by at least 10%. A bonus of 20,000
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V. On 3 August 1920, he became the holder of the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe, his performance having remained unbeaten.
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able to beat Lasne, who won the competition with an average speed of 289.90km/h.
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85:. The race was reinstated three times through the years at the initiative of the
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752:"Coupe Suzanne Deutsch de la Meurthe - Guillerval le 29 May 1933 | Aerosteles"
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The aircraft could be configured as either a biplane or a monoplane.
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893:[Civil Aviation — The 1936 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup].
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monoplane piloted by Rost, a 300 hp Hispano-Suiza-powered
373:(race no.11) crashed due to engine failure at Maisons near
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445:-2 retired after problems with his engine oil supply. The
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was piloting a Blériot-SPAD S.58, a design based on the
891:"Aviation Civile — La Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe 1936"
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The course was over 100 km (62 miles), from
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was entrusted to Georges Kirsch. A 700hp Fiat-powered
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Simplex aircraft which was supposed to be piloted by
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piloted by Sadi-Lecointe and Ferdinand Lasne, and a
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39:Fastest time over a measured distance (time trial)
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421:firm presenting two racing aircraft designed by
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725:"The race for the Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe"
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969:Mihaly, Edouard and Robinson, Harry. 2001.
957:British Racing and Record-Breaking Aircraft
952:Le Fana de l'Aviation n° 147, 148 & 149
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581:Bulletin Officiel de l'AÄ—ro-Club de France
496:(Caudron's chief pilot) (race no.8 ), and
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470:and a C.450 with the same race numbers.
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227:and a turn made at la Marmogne farm at
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308:had an accident during its tests, and
849:Flight, 17 May 1934, pp. 476, 480-481
208:In 1920, following the ending of the
973:. Docavia n° 43, Éditions Larivière
597:"Coupe Henry Deutsch de l a Meurthe"
986:Le Album de Fanatique de l'Aviation
673:"Coupe Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe"
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437:(341.04km/h). Nick Comper flew the
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332:Third Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe
97:First Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe
860:Flight, 31 May 1934, pp. 531-532
818:Flight, 24 May 1934, pp. 510-511
787:"La Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe"
702:, 29 September 1921, pp. 650-651
938:Käsmann, Ferdinand C. W. 1990.
889:Jaffeux-Tissot (October 1936).
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1031:Sports trophies and awards
971:Les avions Caudron-Renault
910:Foxworth, Thomas G. 1976.
838:Flight, 9 Nov 1933, p. 976
775:Flight, 6 May 1932, p. 390
658:"The Deutsch Cup Contest"
618:Flight, 5 May 1921, p. 317
243:Nieuport NiD.41 Sesquiplan
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563:List of aviation awards
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405:A Caudron C.460 replica
365:On 24 May 1933 Captain
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180:-Herbemont piloted by
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146:Deperdussin Monocoque
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955:Lewis, Peter. 1971.
924:Hauet, André Hauet,
369:was killed when his
270:Francesco Brack Papa
182:Joseph Sadi-Lecointe
1011:20th-century awards
644:"The Coupe Deutsch"
268:biplane piloted by
140:On 27 October 1913
87:AĂ©ro-Club de France
55:AĂ©ro-Club de France
926:Les avions Caudron
914:. Doubleday Books
828:Lewis 1971, p. 259
756:www.aerosteles.net
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662:8 January 1920 p56
586:, March 1906, p.71
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912:The Speed Seekers
874:"A Family Affair"
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310:Charles Nungesser
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68:Last awarded
52:Presented by
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792:l'AĂ©rophile
584:l'AĂ©rophile
384:Nick Comper
294:Jean Casale
274:Napier Lion
190:Leth Jensen
36:Awarded for
1005:Categories
948:0851778445
905:References
761:2022-08-07
459:Nennig C-3
361:A Potez 53
325:Fiat R.700
280:(G-EAXZ).
216:to honour
1021:Air races
994:0757-4169
959:. Putnam
942:. Putnam
524:Footnotes
343:aerodrome
276:-powered
172:-powered
123:-powered
557:See also
479:Chartres
463:Guy Bart
447:Potez 53
443:Potez 53
379:Potez 53
375:Chartres
336:In 1931
302:tailless
130:Nieuport
475:Etampes
431:Regnier
419:Caudron
386:flying
347:Étampes
253:Hanriot
225:Étampes
91:Suzanne
44:Country
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601:Flight
391:G-ABWW
104:francs
676:(pdf)
569:Notes
482:Bonce
121:Gnome
16:Award
990:ISSN
975:ISBN
961:ISBN
944:ISBN
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916:ISBN
684:XIII
266:Fiat
229:Gidy
178:SPAD
77:The
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63:1909
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