Pan-American Aeronautic Federation
Organization of aero groups in the American countries, with heavy influence from US. Held Pan-American Aeronautic Congresses:
Also held
- First Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition, January 1917, in New York[3]
- Second Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition, May 1919, Atlantic City[4]
Flying in September 1916 describes plans for the first Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition to occur in New York in January 1917. Howard Earle Coffin, member of the Committee on Aeronautics of the Naval Consulting Board, and chairman of the Standardizing Committee of the American Society of Aeronautic Engineers, was the chairman. Dozens more organizers are listed; they include Russel A. Alger, Harry N. Atwood, Raynal C. Bolling, Glenn H. Curtiss, Benjamin S. Foss, Alan R. Hawley, A. B. Lambert, Robert E. Peary, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George O. Squier, W. T. Thomas, G. Douglas Wardrop, Henry A. Wise Wood, Henry Woodhouse, and Orville Wright.[3] (Alberto Santos-Dumont, famous Bralizian aeronaut, and Manuel Seminario, of the Aero Club of Ecuador, are among the few organizers named from outside the USA.)
Known to exist in 1919.[5]
| Organization names | Pan-American Aeronautic Federation : Federation Panamericana de Aeronautica |
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| Affiliated with | Aero Club of America, Society of Aeronautic Engineers |
| Scope | Sub-International |
| Started aero | 1916 |
| Ended aero | 1920 or later |
| Keywords | |
| Key people | Alberto Santos-Dumont, Alan R. Hawley, John Barrett, Robert E. Peary, Howard Earle Coffin |
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References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Santos-Dumont to Head Pan-American Aeronautic Development: Sees Vast Possibilities in Latin-American Republics for American Aircraft Constructors"; Aerial Age Weekly, 25 August 1919; p. 1084. "While the Pan-American aeronautic movement is youthful, having been conceived by Mr. Henry Woodhouse in 1911 and evolved by him and the other energetic and farseeing men, who are responsible for so many important aeronautic movements—Messrs. Alan R. Hawley, Alberto Santos-Dumont, John Barrett, and Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary—it is advancing in gigantic strides.
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 "First Pan-American Aeronautic Exhibition to be held in New York next January", Flying, September 1916, pp. 338–339.
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Dir1920
