Publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and Hughes aircraft and clippings about technical drawings of Hughes aircraft: photograph album, image 040

FIRST IN AMERICA A KT/** E" I < E" £"* d All ARY ARIZONA DAY PRICE 10 CENTS g ' : total program ay> Jian ’o iftswOiiffi&f# «bWcww<- J - s iBP ■'■■■'■<■> — WBgB;''< fa’. -- .<<•' ^'-' ' '-\ : A zW '« / / '' v'y ■ ■■■ o ■7/ iigas»« «*iaaBsi KOFFICERS OF THE MEET EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE D. A. HAMBURGER ............ CHAIRMAN F. J. ZEEHANDELAAR .............. SECRETARY Pi W. WEIDNER ;.......... TREASURER DICK FERRIS W. M. GARLAND M. C. NEUNER FRED L. BAKER AVIATION COMMITTEE DICK FERRIS ....................................... CHAIRMAN CORTLANDT F. BISHOP EDWIN CLEARY JEROME S. FANCUlLLI JUDGES CORTLANDT F. BISHOP ................................. CHAIRMAN H. LaV. TWINING ................................................................................................VICE CHAIRMAN M. C. NEUNER PAUL W. BECK DICK FERRIS WM. C. STEPHENS ALTERNATES—A. L. SMITH, GEO. B. HARRISON. W. H. LEONARD,................................. SEC’Y TO JUDGES PROGRAM All Aviators before starting must notify the judges for which prize they are about to compete. The time of starting will be taken when the aeroplane crosses the line between the two posts opposite the grandstand in flight. All aeroplanes must make a complete cir­cuit outside of the'pylons and there will be a judge stationed at each end of the field to see that no aeroplane passes inside the posts.. All aeroplanes must proceed in a direction contrary to the movement of the hands of a watch; that is, from left to right down the hill and ground the course. If for any reason aviators desire to stop they should, if possible, proceed inside the course in order to remain out of the track of other aeroplanes. Aviators must not fly over the grand stand or any plape where a crowd is assembled without permis­sion of the judges, Aviators violating this rule will be penalized. In contests for height prizes, aviators must start in the usual direction, proceed around the course, and then pass over a balloon which will be Suspended somewhere near the judges stand. Arrangements will be made to calculate the highest altitude attained at or about a point above the balloon mentioned. They must then proceed across to the course and around,always in the same direction Aviators who do not make a flight every day between the hours of two and five o’clock p. m. of one complete circuit of the course in competition for the speed or endurance con­tests will be penalized five per cent of their best time for the prize. The length of the course is one and sixty-one one-hundredths (1.61) miles. For the various prizes offered an aviator is at liberty to compete at any time after two o’clock on the days of the Meet. He can. make as many attempts as he wishes to lower his record and the prize will be awarded on the basis of the classification made at the end of the Meet on January 20th. Competitors have the right of appeal for fifteen days to the Aero Club of America from any decision of the judges, and after that period the prizes will be paid to the winner. The prizes will be awarded as follows: A Speed Prize for the' best ten laps during the Meet of $3000, $2000, and $500. Endurance Prize for the aeroplane covering the greatest distance in continuous flight $3000, $2000, and $500. Prize for the Highest Altitude Reached $3000, $2000, and $500. Passengers Carrying Prize for the aeroplane making the best time carrying a passenger for three laps of the course, the passenger to weigh one hundred and fifty pounds (any de­ficiency to be supplied by ballast), $1000 and $i00. A prize of $500 will be awarded to the aeroplane which makes the slowest lap at any time during the Meet. A starting prize of $250 will be awarded to the aeroplane which leaves the ground in the shortest distance at any time during the Meet. Another prize of $250 will be awarded to the aeroplane leaving the ground in the shortest time during the Meet. A prize of $1000 will be awarded for the fastest lap made by any aeroplane on any day during the Meet. A prize of $250 will be awarded to any aeroplane which starts from a rectangle twenty- five feet square, making a circuit of the course, and landing in the same rectangle. Timing will cease one-half hour after sunset and no credits will be given for any sub­sequent performance.TODAY’S EVENTS Aviators qualifying, Curtiss, Paulhan, Willard and Hamilton. Curtiss will attempt to lower the world’s speed record now held by himself. Hamilton will start for the distance and endurance record. Paulhan will also start for the distance and endurance record. Willard will start for distance in landing and slow one lap record. Curtiss will also try for quick rise and distance in landing records. AEROPLANES NO. AVIATOR MACHINE LAPS TIME 1 PAULHAN ................................................ 1 barman Biplane..... to 2 PAULHAN ................................................ Bleriot Monoplane .. 3 MASSON ..................................................... Bleriot Monoplane .. 4 MISCAROL ............................................... Bleriot Monoplane .. 5 HAMILTON ..........'.................................. Curtiss Biplane ........ 6 CURTISS ........,.......................................... Curtiss Biplane ........ • 8 KNABENSHUE .................;............. Wright Bros. Biplane with Curtiss Chassis Curtiss Biplane ........ 9 WILLARD ................................................. 10 H. W. GILL ............................................ Gill-Dosh ................... 11 HARMON .................... . ------------—-L £ :----------; :— -------------. 1_ Curtiss Biplane.......... ------------------!—, • ••••••• ••• DIRIGIBLES AIRSHIPS NO , PILOT J DIRIGIBLE ALTITUDE DISTANCE TIME 11 ROY KNABENSHUE........... 5500 Cubic feet.......... 2 L. BEACHY .............................. 5500 Cubic feet......... . - 3 LIEUT. BECK ........................ 20,000 Cubic feet.......... (Gov’t Dirigible). ............................. ....1 • a w W- NO. BALLOON PILOT LANDED ALTITUDE TIME 1 THE DICK FERRIS...... KNABENSHUE ............ 1 1 2 CITY OF LOIS ANGELES . GEO. B. HARRISON .. 3 NEW yo;rk ................... C. B. HARMON ............ 1 4 PEORIA ................................ FRANK J. KANNE .... 5 CITY OF OAKLAND ........ J. C. MARS ...................... • 6 CO. A SIGNAL CORPS.... CHAS. D. COLBY .... 7 THE FAIRY ............................ _ ,1 „ £ x L .. L ~ I, . J 1 „ . A. C. PILLSBURY........ • • • • • • •• • • 1 ••••••••• ixecorub iul me auove uanouiib niay ue idKcn iroin me newspapers the following’ mornint OFFICIAL RECORDS OF YESTERDAY’S EVENTS Louis Paulhan, in Farman Biplane, left Aviation Field at 3:09 41 1-5 o’clock p. m. Re­turned to Aviation Field at 4:12 23 o’clock. Time elapsed 1 hour 2 min. 42 4-5 sec Distance traveled each way 22^ miles; round trip 45 miles. Greatest height attained 600 meters (1933.8 ft), lowest reading 220 °, highest reading 330 above °. At high altitude wind was steady at 20 to 25 miles per hour. Engine at all. times practically perfect. Circled entirely around the Santa Anita Race Track. Paulhan viewed country as he went alon«- with field glasses. Curtiss attempts for speedy raise—failed to fly. Curtiss attempts for rise in short distance—146 ft. 9 in.; 114 ft. 6 in. Hamilton attempts1 for rise in short distance—154 ft. 9 in. No aviators qualified by going entirely around the course.