Laird entered the Solution himself in the 1930 Thompson Trophy with Charles "Speed" Holman as the pilot.

[3] The Solution, (registered NR10538), was a biplane with conventional landing gear, having a welded steel fuselage and aircraft fabric covering.

[4] A second aircraft, (NR12048), powered by a 535 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp was built as the Laird LC-DW300 Super Solution, retaining the fixed undercarriage of the original, for the 1931 Bendix Trophy which it won, piloted by Jimmy Doolittle.

This aircraft was modified with retractable landing gear for the 1932 Bendix Trophy but on a test flight the gear failed to lower and Doolittle was forced to belly land the aircraft, forcing withdrawal from the race.

The Laird Solution was restored over a period of seven years and is on display in its Black and Gold paint scheme at the New England Air Museum.