Reims Military Aviation Competition, 1911

Aircraft manufacturers that exhibited at Le Grand Concours d'Aviation Militaire at Reims in October 1911 hoped to attract orders from the French military.

Organized by the French Army, this competition required that the aircraft and engines be fully built in France, and be able to fly without stop on a closed circuit of 300 km with a 300 kg load (not including oil, water and fuel) at a speed of more than 60 km/h.

The first prize was 700,000 francs plus additional sums for increases in speed over 60 km/h, as well as a commitment by the military to purchase 10 aircraft.

The competition attracted the major French aircraft manufacturers of the time, including Blériot, Breguet, Deperdussin, Farman, Hanriot, R.E.P.

[1] At the conclusion of the Reims military competition of November 1911, results were declared as follows:[1]