Aeronautic Federation of America

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The Aeronautic Federation of America had a life from 2-22 June 1910. For its history, one has to look back to 23 May 1910 when the [[American Aeronautic[al] Association]], which see, was temporarily organized at a meeting at the Aero Club of America by eight affiliated aero clubs that opposed recent agreements between the ACA and the Wright brothers re the exhibition of machines that the Wrights alleged infringed on their patents. The ACA-Wright agreements made it impossible for any city to hold an aviation meet under ACA sanction without a license from the Wrights. The AAA was to meet again on 22 June to form a permanent organization. On 2 June 1910 at a meeting at the Aeronautic Society of different dissidents, some 39 aero clubs formed the Aeronautic Federation of America and planned to meet jointly with the AAA on 23 June to form one permanent organization after both had met separately on 22 June. However, the AFA took over the 22 June meeting of the AAA and at an evening session, 36 clubs walked out. Those who exited met at the ACA and perfected what became the National Council of the Aero Club of America. Ten of those who remained formed the American Aeronautical Federation.

Officers elected on 2 June 1910 included Prof. David Todd, Amherst Aero Club president, and Thomas A. Hill, Aeronautical Society, secretary-treasurer. By 18 June, it appears there were some 45 aero clubs and societies identified with the AFA.

On 22 June 1910, delegates of the Aeronautic Federation of America took over the day meeting of the delegates of American Aeronautic[al] Association. After this day meeting, a number of the attendees went to dinner with a member of the Aero Club of Amerrica (its Board of Governors had also met that day) and at dinner the idea of forming an ACA national council was proposed. Upon convening their meeting in the evening, some half of the AAA-AFA delegates walked out. Those who exited met at the ACA and perfected a temporary organization, made permanent on 23 June, the National Council of Affiliated Clubs of the ACA (which see). Made permanent on 23 June, the NC gained supreme charge of aviation meets in the US and the ACA retained its representation in the IFA and the right to hold international meets in the US, thus keeping powers it had feared losing to a new organization.

Sources

  • 1910 NYT, 24 Apr.; 24 May; 3, 18 & 23-25 June; 1910 WP, 24 May; 1910 St. Louis Post Dispatch, 24 May; 1910 New York Tribune, 23 June; 7 Aeronautics (NYC) 20-21, 52-53 (1910)


Organization names Aeronautic Federation of America
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Country US
City New York City, New York
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Scope National
Started aero 1910
Ended aero 1910
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