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The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) or International Aeronautic Federation was conceived at the Olympic Congress in Brussels, 10 June 1905, which adopted a resolution that "This Congress, recognizing the special importance of aeronautics, expresses the desire that in each country, there be created an Association for regulating the sport of flying and that thereafter there be formed a Universal Aeronautical Federation to regulate the various aviation meetings and advance the science and sport of Aeronautics." The FAI was then officially formed at Paris 14 Oct. 1905 when, after two days of debate at the so-called Conférence Internationale d'Aéronautique hosted by the Aéro-Club de France, the representatives of eight clubs from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the United States adopted a package of proposed statutes. Counting the October 1905 meeting, the FAI has convened at least once a year except for the war years of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. The FAI is still the major international organization of aero societies and clubs and its rules must be adopted by all affiliates.

The eight founding clubs that met in Paris 12-14 Oct. 1905 included the Aero Club of Belgium , Aéro-Club de France, Aero Club of America (1905–1910), Royal Aero Club of Spain, Aero Club of the United Kingdom, the German DLV, Italian Aeronautic Society (2), and the Aeronautic Club of Switzerland.

Prince Roland Bonaparte of France, who presided over the 1905 conference, was president, 1905-1925. The other officers of the 1905 conference also served as FAI's first officers:

In 1911, the vice presidents were "Generallt. v. Nieber" (Lt.-Gen. Stephan von Nieber?), Fernand Jacobs ("Rechtsanwalt"), de La Vaulx, Wallace (an English Rechtsanwalt), Potenziani, and Cortlandt Field Bishop.[1]

Additional members in 1911: Svenska Aeronautiska Sällskapet, Österreichische4 Aero-Club, Imperial All-Russia Aero Club, Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Luchtvaart, Danske Aeronautiske Selskab, Norsk Luftseilads-Forening, Ungarischer Aero-Club, Aero-Club Argentino.[2]

Headquarters were established at the Aero Club of France, In 2010, the FAI comprised these elements: 1) the General Conference, the supreme policy-making body, which adopts statutes and by-laws; 2) the Executive Board, which implements decisions of General Conference and directs day-to-day operations of the FAI; 3) eleven Air Sport Commissions representing, in addition to the General Commission, all 10 air-sport disciplines under FAI control (ballooning, general aviation, gliding, rotorcraft, parachuting, aeromodelling, aerobatics, astronautics records, hang-gliding and microlights); and 4) four Technical Commissions that control the non-sporting activities (aerospace education, amateur-built aircraft; medico-physiological and environmental matters).

Address: 84 Faubourg, St. Honore, Paris (1905-1908); 63 Avenue des Champs-Elysees, Paris (1908-1909); 35 Rue François, Paris 1er (1909 to at least 1919);

Sources

  • Conference Internationale d'Aéronautique Proces-Verbaux, 12-14 Oct 1905
  • FAI Conference Statutaire Proces-Verbaux 1906-1910
  • ACA annual (1907)
  • Pocket-Book of Aeronautics 439 (Eng. ed., Jan. 1907)
  • 1:5 Aeronautics (NYC) 42 (1907)
  • 1:6 Aeronautics (NYC) 37 (1907)
  • 1913 Aviation Pocket-Book 158 (Jan. 1914); Dir1920; 1:1 Bulletin Officiel de la FAI (Jan. 1920); www.fai.org/about/history; www.xn--realaeroclubdeespaa-d4b.org/;

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Organization names International Aeronautic Federation : Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ; FAI
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Country France
City Paris
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Scope International Federation
Started aero October 14, 1905
Ended aero
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Key people Roland Bonaparte, Louis Paul Cailletet, Georges Besançon, Édouard Surcouf, Paul Tissandier, Henry de La Vaulx
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