Challenge 1929
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The Challenge 1929 was the first FAI
International Tourist Plane Contest , that took place between August 4 and August 16, 1929 in Paris, France. Four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation events in pre-war Europe.
, inspired by the International Light Aircraft Contest, in France in 1928
. The idea of a tourist plane contest was approved by the FAI, and the first Challenge was to be organized by the French.
The contest was opened on August 4, 1929 in Paris. It consisted of two parts: technical trials of aircraft and a rally over Europe. Since one of the aims of the Challenge was to generate a progress in aircraft building, it was not only pilots' competition, but technical trials also included a construction evaluation, to build more advanced tourist planes.
55 aircraft entered the Challenge in 1929, from six countries: Germany (24 crews), Italy (12 crews), France (9 crews), United Kingdom (5 crews), Czechoslovakia
(3 crews) and the Swiss (2 crews). In some teams there were also foreign aviators, e.g. in the German team there was the Canadian John Carberry, flying a German RK-25 aircraft; in the French team there were two Belgians. Among the British team, there was one woman Winifred Spooner
(the second, Lady Mary Bailey, eventually flew the rally apart from the contest). All planes flew with two-men crews, pilot and passenger or mechanic.
B's "Antilopa" were improved by adding folding wings. All aircraft in the contest had fixed landing gear
and had no wing mechanization yet. The most numerous were German BFW M.23b (9 aircraft) and Klemm
(6 of the L.25 Ia model, including 2 in the Swiss team, and 2 of the L.26 model). BFW's and Klemms were wooden low-wing planes with open two-seater tandem cabins.
The first was a technical evaluation of competing planes' construction. Such features, like twin controls, rich set of controls, wheel brakes, fire safety devices and a room for parachute
s, could bring up to 18 points. Most points was given to the Italian Breda Ba-15s (11.75 to 12 pts) and German all-metal Junkers A50
s (11.75 pts). Very good result of 11.25 points was obtained also by the Italian Fiat AS.1
s and Romeo Ro-5s. The German BFW M.23b were given only 9.5 points, DH-60s - from 9.5 to 10.5 points, and the lowest result was 8 points (Caudron C.113).
After quick wings' folding and quick engine starting tests, the classification leader was the Czech Josef Novak flying an Aero A.34
biplane, with 17.5 pts. Behind him, there were three Italians flying Romeo Ro-5 biplanes (17.25 pts), then the rest. The best German pilot, Wolf Hirth
, had 16.25 pts (12th place, Klemm L.25), but most Germans had a few points less. Some planes were handicapped, not having folding wings. Some crews completed wings' folding trial on 6 August.
The last was a fuel consumption test, on 6 x 50 km closed circuit, on 5 August. It could bring up to 20 points. The best result was obtained by the German Johannes Nehring flying a Darmstadt D-18
biplane (18.5 pts), then the Swiss Hans Wirth (Klemm L.25), three German Junkers A50 and two Czech Avia BH-11s, with 15-17 pts. The German Klemms also were good at this trial, with 12-14.5 pts.
The fuel consumption trial changed the general classification order. The three leaders, with 32 pts each, became Johannes Nehring (Darmstadt D-18), the Swiss Hans Wirth (Klemm L.25) and the Czech František Klepš (BH-11). Further places, from the 4th to the 10th, were occupied by the German crew of Klemms and Junkers', with 29,5 - 30,5 pts, the best of them was Robert Lusser. The best Englishman, Hubert Broad
, was on the 15th place, while Winifred Spooner
was on the 25th place (22.5 pts). The German BFW M.23b's occupied poor positions, the best result of the BFW was 25 pts, while Fritz Morzik flying BFW gained only 19.5 pkt, what gave him the 30th place. John Carberry, flying the German RK-25, occupied the last 47th place with mere 12 pts. The point differences were not high, but they were not easy to level during the next part of the contest.
Eight crews dropped out during technical trials, mostly due to engine malfunctions during the last trial. After having dropped out in a fuel consumption trial, the German Arado L.1 was crashed by its designer H. Hoffmann, while trying to show some aerobatics over the airfield.
- Genova
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Saint Raphael
- Turin
- Milan
- Venice
- Zagreb
- Belgrad - Bucharest
- Turnu Severin
- Budapest
- Vienna
- Brno
-Prague
- Wrocław (Breslau) - Warsaw
- Poznań
- Berlin - Hamburg
- Amsterdam
- Brussels
- Paris. Main waypoints were: Belgrad, Warsaw and Paris. It was not a mere rally, but rather a trial of aircraft capability on such a long path. Important factors were: keeping a good cruise speed, a regularity of flight (covering at least 1 stage daily and spending nights at appointed airfields), and lack of major repairs. Maximum number of points to obtain in a rally was 119 (70 for a cruise speed, 35 for regularity, 14 for reliability).
The rally started on August 7, 9 am, from Orly
airfield in Paris. Two crews dropped out during start, including the Czech Josef Novak, flying Aero A.34
whose engine failed and the plane turned over during accident landing. Despite a maximum speed was not important, but most crews tried to make their best, and a group of 9 fastest crews reached Belgrad just on August 8 at noon. Among them were: Hubert Broad
, Winifred Spooner
, František Klepš (Avia BH-11), Johannes Nehring (D-18), Raymond Delmotte (Caudron C.191) and John Carberry (RK-25). This group was at the lead also on next airfields. Other groups were five Geman crews, with Fritz Morzik (BFW M.23b), and two groups of Italians; most other crews flew separately. Some crews dropped out on the way, mostly due to faults and accident landings.
On August 9, starting from 9 am, most crews took off from Belgrad, only some crews have not reached it yet. On August 11 the leading group took off from Brno
and reached Warsaw
. Flying to Poznań
, Johannes Nehring had to land accidentally and damaged his Darmstadt D-18, being one of contest's fastest machines. Some other crews dropped out as well.
Since competitors were not allowed to land in Paris before August 14 at 3 pm, the leading group took off from Brussels
and flew over Orly airfield minutes before 3 pm. Few minutes later, just as the jury started work, 19 aircraft landed in Paris. The first touched the ground the Italian Batista Botalla flying Fiat AS.1. On that day, 4 more crews arrived. On August 15, 3 crews finished, and on the next day the remaining ones. Only 31 crews out of 47 finished the rally.
Only two crews reached maximum 119 pts for the rally: the German Fritz Morzik (BFW M.23b) and the Canadian John Carberry (RK-25). The next score was 109 pts of Hubert Broad
(DH-60G). Good results, 99-104 pts were obtained by 5 Italian crews, flying in group. Winners of technical trials gained less points for the race, taking further positions (Robert Lusser - 97.75 pts, František Klepš - 94 pts, Hans Wirth - 81.75 pts).
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The first prize in the Challenge was 100,000 French franc
, the 2nd - 50,000 FRF, the 3rd - 25,000 FRF, 16 other crews would get 7,350 FRF.
The contest was a German success, including John Carberry, but only 12 out of 24 German crews finished the contest. Very good result was obtained by the Italian team - 9 out of 12 crews finished, and on good places.
Due to German victory, the next Challenge 1930
was organized in Germany. The new regulations of 1930 put more accent to technical part, demanding more advanced aircraft.
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International Tourist Plane Contest , that took place between August 4 and August 16, 1929 in Paris, France. Four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation events in pre-war Europe.
Overview
The contest was conceived by the Aéro-Club de FranceAéro-Club de France
The Aéro-Club de France was founded as the Aéro-Club on 20 October 1898 as a society 'to encourage aerial locomotion' by Ernest Archdeacon, Léon Serpollet, Henri de la Valette, Jules Verne and his wife, André Michelin, Albert de Dion, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe, and Henry de...
, inspired by the International Light Aircraft Contest, in France in 1928
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. The idea of a tourist plane contest was approved by the FAI, and the first Challenge was to be organized by the French.
The contest was opened on August 4, 1929 in Paris. It consisted of two parts: technical trials of aircraft and a rally over Europe. Since one of the aims of the Challenge was to generate a progress in aircraft building, it was not only pilots' competition, but technical trials also included a construction evaluation, to build more advanced tourist planes.
55 aircraft entered the Challenge in 1929, from six countries: Germany (24 crews), Italy (12 crews), France (9 crews), United Kingdom (5 crews), Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(3 crews) and the Swiss (2 crews). In some teams there were also foreign aviators, e.g. in the German team there was the Canadian John Carberry, flying a German RK-25 aircraft; in the French team there were two Belgians. Among the British team, there was one woman Winifred Spooner
Winifred Spooner
Winifred Evelyn Spooner was an English aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding aviatrix of 1929. She died aged 33 from pneumonia....
(the second, Lady Mary Bailey, eventually flew the rally apart from the contest). All planes flew with two-men crews, pilot and passenger or mechanic.
Aircraft
The aircraft in the contest were popular sport planes of the late twenties years, like de Havilland Gipsy Moth (DH-60G), which was the main aircraft of the British team. These aircraft had mostly open cabs, built in low-wing, high-wing or biplane layout. Unlike in the following years, there were no aircraft built specially for a Challenge contest yet, only the Czech Avia BH-11Avia BH-11
|-See also:-References:* Němeček, V. . Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko....
B's "Antilopa" were improved by adding folding wings. All aircraft in the contest had fixed landing gear
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and had no wing mechanization yet. The most numerous were German BFW M.23b (9 aircraft) and Klemm
Klemm
The Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturer noteworthy for sports and touring planes of the 1930s.The company was founded in Böblingen in 1926 by Dr...
(6 of the L.25 Ia model, including 2 in the Swiss team, and 2 of the L.26 model). BFW's and Klemms were wooden low-wing planes with open two-seater tandem cabins.
Technical trials
The first part of the contest were technical trials, starting on August 4. Unlike the following Challenges, it was not too complicated and consisted of a technical evaluation, quick engine start test, quick wing folding test and fuel consumption trial only.The first was a technical evaluation of competing planes' construction. Such features, like twin controls, rich set of controls, wheel brakes, fire safety devices and a room for parachute
Parachute
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s, could bring up to 18 points. Most points was given to the Italian Breda Ba-15s (11.75 to 12 pts) and German all-metal Junkers A50
Junkers A50
|-See also:-External links:*...
s (11.75 pts). Very good result of 11.25 points was obtained also by the Italian Fiat AS.1
Fiat AS.1
-External links:* in Flight, April 4, 1930...
s and Romeo Ro-5s. The German BFW M.23b were given only 9.5 points, DH-60s - from 9.5 to 10.5 points, and the lowest result was 8 points (Caudron C.113).
After quick wings' folding and quick engine starting tests, the classification leader was the Czech Josef Novak flying an Aero A.34
Aero A.34
|-See also:-References:...
biplane, with 17.5 pts. Behind him, there were three Italians flying Romeo Ro-5 biplanes (17.25 pts), then the rest. The best German pilot, Wolf Hirth
Wolf Hirth
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, had 16.25 pts (12th place, Klemm L.25), but most Germans had a few points less. Some planes were handicapped, not having folding wings. Some crews completed wings' folding trial on 6 August.
The last was a fuel consumption test, on 6 x 50 km closed circuit, on 5 August. It could bring up to 20 points. The best result was obtained by the German Johannes Nehring flying a Darmstadt D-18
Darmstadt D-18
-References:*Marian Krzyżan: "Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934", Warsaw 1988, ISBN 83-206-0637-3 -External links:**...
biplane (18.5 pts), then the Swiss Hans Wirth (Klemm L.25), three German Junkers A50 and two Czech Avia BH-11s, with 15-17 pts. The German Klemms also were good at this trial, with 12-14.5 pts.
The fuel consumption trial changed the general classification order. The three leaders, with 32 pts each, became Johannes Nehring (Darmstadt D-18), the Swiss Hans Wirth (Klemm L.25) and the Czech František Klepš (BH-11). Further places, from the 4th to the 10th, were occupied by the German crew of Klemms and Junkers', with 29,5 - 30,5 pts, the best of them was Robert Lusser. The best Englishman, Hubert Broad
Hubert Broad
Captain Hubert Standford Broad MBE AFC was an English First World War aviator and notable sports and test pilot.-Early life:Broad was born in Watford on 18 May 1897 the son of Thomas and Amelia Broad. In 1901 when Broad was three the family were living at Aston Lodge, St Johns Road in Watford his...
, was on the 15th place, while Winifred Spooner
Winifred Spooner
Winifred Evelyn Spooner was an English aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding aviatrix of 1929. She died aged 33 from pneumonia....
was on the 25th place (22.5 pts). The German BFW M.23b's occupied poor positions, the best result of the BFW was 25 pts, while Fritz Morzik flying BFW gained only 19.5 pkt, what gave him the 30th place. John Carberry, flying the German RK-25, occupied the last 47th place with mere 12 pts. The point differences were not high, but they were not easy to level during the next part of the contest.
| Top results of the technical trials: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | country | aircraft | points | |
| 1-3. | Johannes Nehring |  Germany |
Darmstadt D-18 Darmstadt D-18 -References:*Marian Krzyżan: "Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934", Warsaw 1988, ISBN 83-206-0637-3 -External links:**... |
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| 1-3. | Hans Wirth | Klemm L.25 Ia | ||
| 1-3. | František Klepš | Avia BH-11 Avia BH-11 |-See also:-References:* Němeček, V. . Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.... |
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| 4. | Robert Lusser | Germany |
Klemm L.25 Ia | |
| 5-6. | Waldemar Roeder | Germany |
Junkers A.50 | |
| 5-6. | Reinhold Poss | Germany |
Klemm L.25 Ia | |
| 7. | Friedrich Siebel | Germany |
Klemm L.25 Ia | |
| 8. | Johann Risztics Johann Risztics Stabfeldwebel Johann Risztics was the Austro-Hungarian World War I flying ace credited with seven reliably confirmed aerial victories.During 1918, Risztics formed a strong friendship with fellow pilots Fredrich Hefty and Ferdinand Udvardy... |
Germany |
Junkers A 50 | |
| 9-10. | Wolf Hirth Wolf Hirth Wolfram Kurt Erhard Hirth was a German gliding pioneer and sailplane designer. He was a co-founder of Schempp-Hirth, still a renowned glider manufacturer.... |
Germany |
Klemm L.25 Ia | |
| 9-10. | Franz Kneer | Germany |
Junkers A.50 | |
| 11. | Václav Vlček | Avia BH-11 | ||
| 12. | Federico Guazetti |  Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | |
| 13. | F. Kirsch | Germany |
Klemm L.26 | |
| 14. | Mario Stoppani | Italy |
CANT 26 CANT 26 -References:*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft , 1985 , Orbis Publishing** Sapienza Fracchia, Antonio Luis: "La Contribución Italiana en la Aviación Paraguaya". Author's edition. Asunción, 2007. 300pp.... |
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| 15. | Hubert Broad | DH-60 | - 26.25 |
Eight crews dropped out during technical trials, mostly due to engine malfunctions during the last trial. After having dropped out in a fuel consumption trial, the German Arado L.1 was crashed by its designer H. Hoffmann, while trying to show some aerobatics over the airfield.
Rally over Europe
The second part of the contest was a 5942 km rally over Europe, on a path: Paris - BasilBasil
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- Genova
Génova
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- Lyon
Lyon
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- Marseille
Marseille
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- Saint Raphael
Saint Raphael
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- Turin
Turin
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- Milan
Milan
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- Venice
Venice
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- Zagreb
Zagreb
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- Belgrad - Bucharest
Bucharest
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- Turnu Severin
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- Budapest
Budapest
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- Vienna
Vienna
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- Brno
Brno
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-Prague
Prague
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- Wrocław (Breslau) - Warsaw
Warsaw
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- Poznań
Poznan
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- Berlin - Hamburg
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- Amsterdam
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- Brussels
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- Paris. Main waypoints were: Belgrad, Warsaw and Paris. It was not a mere rally, but rather a trial of aircraft capability on such a long path. Important factors were: keeping a good cruise speed, a regularity of flight (covering at least 1 stage daily and spending nights at appointed airfields), and lack of major repairs. Maximum number of points to obtain in a rally was 119 (70 for a cruise speed, 35 for regularity, 14 for reliability).
The rally started on August 7, 9 am, from Orly
Orly
Orly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius"....
airfield in Paris. Two crews dropped out during start, including the Czech Josef Novak, flying Aero A.34
Aero A.34
|-See also:-References:...
whose engine failed and the plane turned over during accident landing. Despite a maximum speed was not important, but most crews tried to make their best, and a group of 9 fastest crews reached Belgrad just on August 8 at noon. Among them were: Hubert Broad
Hubert Broad
Captain Hubert Standford Broad MBE AFC was an English First World War aviator and notable sports and test pilot.-Early life:Broad was born in Watford on 18 May 1897 the son of Thomas and Amelia Broad. In 1901 when Broad was three the family were living at Aston Lodge, St Johns Road in Watford his...
, Winifred Spooner
Winifred Spooner
Winifred Evelyn Spooner was an English aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding aviatrix of 1929. She died aged 33 from pneumonia....
, František Klepš (Avia BH-11), Johannes Nehring (D-18), Raymond Delmotte (Caudron C.191) and John Carberry (RK-25). This group was at the lead also on next airfields. Other groups were five Geman crews, with Fritz Morzik (BFW M.23b), and two groups of Italians; most other crews flew separately. Some crews dropped out on the way, mostly due to faults and accident landings.
On August 9, starting from 9 am, most crews took off from Belgrad, only some crews have not reached it yet. On August 11 the leading group took off from Brno
Brno
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and reached Warsaw
Warsaw
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. Flying to Poznań
Poznan
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, Johannes Nehring had to land accidentally and damaged his Darmstadt D-18, being one of contest's fastest machines. Some other crews dropped out as well.
Since competitors were not allowed to land in Paris before August 14 at 3 pm, the leading group took off from Brussels
Brussels
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and flew over Orly airfield minutes before 3 pm. Few minutes later, just as the jury started work, 19 aircraft landed in Paris. The first touched the ground the Italian Batista Botalla flying Fiat AS.1. On that day, 4 more crews arrived. On August 15, 3 crews finished, and on the next day the remaining ones. Only 31 crews out of 47 finished the rally.
Only two crews reached maximum 119 pts for the rally: the German Fritz Morzik (BFW M.23b) and the Canadian John Carberry (RK-25). The next score was 109 pts of Hubert Broad
Hubert Broad
Captain Hubert Standford Broad MBE AFC was an English First World War aviator and notable sports and test pilot.-Early life:Broad was born in Watford on 18 May 1897 the son of Thomas and Amelia Broad. In 1901 when Broad was three the family were living at Aston Lodge, St Johns Road in Watford his...
(DH-60G). Good results, 99-104 pts were obtained by 5 Italian crews, flying in group. Winners of technical trials gained less points for the race, taking further positions (Robert Lusser - 97.75 pts, František Klepš - 94 pts, Hans Wirth - 81.75 pts).
| Top results of the rally: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | country | aircraft | points | |
| 1. | Fritz Morzik | Germany |
BFW M.23b | |
| 2. | John Carberry | Raka RK-25 | ||
| 3. | Hubert Broad | DH-60 | - 109 pts | |
| 4. | Wolf von Dungern | Germany |
BFW M.23b | |
| 5. | Umberto Gelmetti | Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | |
| 6. | Federico Guazetti | Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | |
| 7. | Winifred Spooner Winifred Spooner Winifred Evelyn Spooner was an English aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding aviatrix of 1929. She died aged 33 from pneumonia.... |
DH-60 | - 99 pts | |
| 8. | Gustavo Castaldo | Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | |
| 9. | Francesco Lombardi | Italy |
Fiat AS.1 Fiat AS.1 -External links:* in Flight, April 4, 1930... |
|
| 10. | Batista Bottalla | Italy |
Fiat AS.1 | |
Results
After a rally, on August 16 there was a closing ceremony. After counting of points, the first place was given to the German, Fritz Morzik. The second place was taken by Hubert BroadHubert Broad
Captain Hubert Standford Broad MBE AFC was an English First World War aviator and notable sports and test pilot.-Early life:Broad was born in Watford on 18 May 1897 the son of Thomas and Amelia Broad. In 1901 when Broad was three the family were living at Aston Lodge, St Johns Road in Watford his...
.
| Top 10 results of the contest | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | country | aircraft | registration / starting number |
points: technical + rally | = total | |
| 1. | Fritz Morzik | Germany |
BFW M.23b | D-1673 / A4 | 19.5 + 119 | 138.5 |
| 2. | Hubert Broad Hubert Broad Captain Hubert Standford Broad MBE AFC was an English First World War aviator and notable sports and test pilot.-Early life:Broad was born in Watford on 18 May 1897 the son of Thomas and Amelia Broad. In 1901 when Broad was three the family were living at Aston Lodge, St Johns Road in Watford his... |
DH-60G | G-AAHS / H5 | 26.25 + 109 | 135.25 | |
| 3. | John Carberry | ( Germany) |
Raka RK-25 | D-1701 / B3 | 12 + 119 | 131 |
| 4. | Robert Lusser Robert Lusser Robert Lusser was a German engineer, aircraft designer and aviator. He is remembered both for several designs significant during World War II, and for his theoretical study of the reliability of complex systems... |
Germany |
Klemm L.25 Ia | D-1714 / C2 | 30.5 + 97.75 | 128.25 |
| 5. | Federico Guazetti | Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | ? / M3 | 28.25 + 99 | 127.25 |
| 6. | Wolf von Dungern | Germany |
BFW M.23b | D-1674 / A3 | 20.25 + 106.5 | 126.75 |
| 7. | František Klepš | Avia BH-11 Avia BH-11 |-See also:-References:* Němeček, V. . Československá letadla. Praha: Naše Vojsko.... |
L-BABG / T1 | 32.5 + 94 | 126.5 | |
| 8. | Gustavo Castaldo | Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | I-IACE / M2 | 25.25 + 99 | 124.25 |
| 9. | Umberto Gelmetti | Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | ? / M1 | 18 + 104 | 122 |
| 10. | Winifred Spooner Winifred Spooner Winifred Evelyn Spooner was an English aviatrix of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding aviatrix of 1929. She died aged 33 from pneumonia.... |
DH-60G | G-AAAL / H6 | 22.5 + 99 | 121.5 |
| Some other results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | country | aircraft | registration / starting number |
points: technical + rally | = total (notes) | |
| 11. | Waldemar Roeder | Germany |
Junkers A50 Junkers A50 |-See also:-External links:*... be |
D-1683 / D5 | 30.25 + 90.25 | 120.5 |
| 12. | Carlo Benasatti | Italy |
Romeo Ro-5 | I-FARO / K8 | 19.25 + ? | 117.75? |
| 13. | Francesco Lombardi | Italy |
Fiat AS.1 Fiat AS.1 -External links:* in Flight, April 4, 1930... |
? / K3 | 18.5 + 99 | 117.5 |
| 14. | Batista Bottalla | Italy |
Fiat AS.1 | ? / K4 | 18 + 99 | 117 |
| 15/16. | Hans Wirth | Klemm L.25 Ia | ? / S2 | 32.5 + 81.75 | 114.25 (the best Swiss) | |
| 15/16. | Reinhold Poss Reinhold Poss Reinhold Poss was a German flying ace and racing pilot. Poss enlisted with the German Navy during World War I and scored eleven kills as a naval pilot. In May 1918 he took command of the Seefrontstaffel and in September 1918 of the IV. Marinefeldjasta, which he led until 15 October, when he was... |
Germany |
Klemm L.25 Ia | D-1713 / C6 | 30.25 + 84 | 114.25 |
| 22. | M. Weiss | Potez 36 | F-AJGT / F5 | 23.75 + 74.75 | 98.5 (the best French) | |
| 26. | Maurice Finat | Potez 36 | F-AJGW / F6 | 18.50 + 72.75 | 91.25 | |
| 27. | Werner Junck Werner Junck Werner Junck was a German World War II Luftwaffe Generalleutnant and the one time commander of Fliegerführer Irak... |
Germany |
Albatros L 82 Albatros L 82 |-See also:-References:*... b |
D-1706 / B9 | 25.25 + 64.75 | 90 |
| 28. | Raymond Delmotte | Caudron C.191 | F-AJGH / E7 | 12.75 + 72.75 | 85.5 | |
| 31. | Jacques Maus | St Hubert G.1 | OO-AKY / H2 | 18 + 54.5 | 72.5 (the best Belgian (in the French team), the last classified competitor) |
The first prize in the Challenge was 100,000 French franc
French franc
The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...
, the 2nd - 50,000 FRF, the 3rd - 25,000 FRF, 16 other crews would get 7,350 FRF.
The contest was a German success, including John Carberry, but only 12 out of 24 German crews finished the contest. Very good result was obtained by the Italian team - 9 out of 12 crews finished, and on good places.
Due to German victory, the next Challenge 1930
Challenge 1930
The International Touring Competition in 1930 was the second FAI international touring aircraft contest, that took place between July 18 and August 8, 1930 in Berlin, Germany. Four Challenges, from 1929 to 1934, were major aviation events in pre-war Europe....
was organized in Germany. The new regulations of 1930 put more accent to technical part, demanding more advanced aircraft.