Nationale Flugwoche
Berlin, Germany, August 7th - 13th, 1910

• The events
• The airfield
• The planes
• The results
• References

Results:

Höhenpreis
For the greatest altitude reached (minimum 50 m). The airplanes had to be built in Germany, but foreign engines were allowed. Pilots who had won more than 5,000 Mark in previous contests were not eligible. Donated by the Königliche Preußische Kriegsministerium.

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Robert Thelen	Wright	298.76 m	5,000 Mark
2.	Not awarded			3,000 Mark
3.	Not awarded			1,000 Mark

Belastungspreis
For the highest load carried, including the weight of the pilot. Additional weight had to be ballast in the form of sandbags, passengers were not allowed. (Minimum 140 kg, minimum flight time 5 minutes). All parts of the airplanes had to be built in Germany. Pilots who had won more than 5,000 Mark in previous contests were not eligible. Donated by the Königliche Preußische Kriegsministerium.

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Robert Thelen	Wright	210 kg	5,000 Mark
2.	Paul Engelhard	Wright	207 kg	3,000 Mark
3.	Hermann Dorner	Dorner	182.9 kg	1,000 Mark

Täglicher Dauerpreis
For the longest flights on each day (minimum 20 minutes). Donated by the Kaiserliche Aero-Club. The Motorluftschiff-Studien-Gesellschaft donated additional prizes of 300 and 100 Mark respectively if the flights were made with passengers. Any unclaimed prize money was added to the Totalitäts-Preis (see below).

Sunday 7 August

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Not awarded			500 Mark
2.	Not awarded			200 Mark

Monday 8 August

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Eugen Wiencziers	Antoinette	29:53.2	500 + 300 Mark
2.	Not awarded			200 Mark

Tuesday 9 August

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Eugen Wiencziers	Antoinette	38:37.3	500 + 300 Mark
2.	Robert Thelen	Wright	38:32.3	200 Mark
3.	Hermann Dorner	Dorner	28:00	0 + 100 Mark
	Oskar Heim	Wright	27:30
	Felix Laitsch	Voisin	27 min
	Simon Brunnhuber	Sommer	18 min
	Emil Jeannin	Aviatik	9:40
	Adolf Behrend	Schultze-Herfort	8 min
	Fridolin Keidel	Wright	1 min

Wednesday 10 August

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Emil Jeannin	Aviatik	1 h 48:01.2	500 Mark
2.	Simon Brunnhuber	Sommer	1 h 46:48.0	200 Mark
	Robert Thelen	Wright	1 h 30 min
	Paul Engelhard	Wright	18 min
	Adolf Behrend	Schultze-Herfort	15 min
	Hermann Dorner	Dorner	4:56

Thursday 11 August

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Emil Jeannin	Aviatik	57:04.2	500 Mark
2.	Not awarded			200 Mark

Friday 12 August

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Emil Jeannin	Aviatik	31:40.0	500 Mark
2.	Paul Engelhard	Wright	22:13.0	200 + 300 Mark

Saturday 13 August

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Not awarded			500 Mark
2.	Not awarded			200 Mark

Totalitäts-Preis
For the longest total time of passenger flights. First prize 75% of the unclaimed prize money of the daily endurance contests, second prize 25%.

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Eugen Wiencziers	Antoinette	2 h 31:02	2,775 Mark
2.	Paul Engelhard	Wright	29:20*	925 Mark
3.	Hermann Dorner	Dorner	28:00

* Other, much higher, times have also been published, but they are not consistent with reports.

Preis für die größte Gesamtflugzeit
For the highest total flying time during an official contest. First prize donated by the Kaiserliche Automobil-Club and the Berliner Verein für Luftschiffahrt, second prize by an anonymous sponsor. Other results not known.

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Emil Jeannin	Aviatik	2 h 41:40.7	2,000 Mark
2.	Eugen Wiencziers	Antoinette	2 h 36:29.5	500 Mark

Preis für den kürzesten Anlauf vor dem Aufstieg
For the shortest take-off run. The take-off had to be followed by a complete lap of the course. Donated by the Deutsche Bioscop-Gesellschaft. Other results not known.

	Pilot	Plane	Result	Prize
1.	Robert Thelen	Wright	47.3 m	500 Mark

Ehrenpreis des Königlichen Preußischen Kriegsministers
Honorary prize, presented at the discretion of the Kriegsministerium, to a pilot who had won one of its prizes and reached the minimum requirements in the other.

Pilot	Plane	Prize
Robert Thelen	Wright	Bronze sculpture

Ehrenpreis vom Kaiserlichen Aero-CIub
For the longest flight with a passenger.

Pilot	Plane
Eugen Wiencziers	Antoinette

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