Real Aero Club de España
The Real Aero Club de Espana or Royal Aero Club of Spain was founded 18 May 1905 to develop and disseminate aeronautics.
The club was founded by civilian balloon hobbyist Jesus Fernandez Duro with Lt. Colonel of Engineers Pedro Vives y Vich, head of military ballooning, Guadalajara. Honorary president, H.R.H. King Alfonso XIII. One of the members of the club, Jesus Fernandez, succeeded in crossing the Pyrenees by balloon from Pau to Cadiz in December 1905, thus winning for the club a prize offered by the Pau section of the Aéro-Club de Sud-Ouest. At the beginning of 1906, there were 105 members.
The Royal Aero Club was one of the eight national organizations that met in Paris 12-14 Oct. 1905 to put together the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI).
The Royal Aero Club published an official journal, the Espana Automovil, with the Alpine Club of Spain The journal was issued twice a month from 1907-1911.
Dr. Alfredo Rindlav was president in 1910. It organized an international aeronautic and aviation exhibition in May 1911.
- Addresses: 70 Rue Alcata, Madrid (1905-1910); 4 Rue Ventura de la Vega, 12, Madrid (1910-1918); 27 Calle del Arenal, Madrid (1918-1919); 12-14 Calle de Sevilla, Madrid (1919); 16 Calle de Alcala, Madrid (at least 1919-)
- Cable address=Aero Club, Madrid (at least 1912-1919)
- Phone=2166 (at least 1910-1919)
Sources
- Conference Internationale d'Aeronautique Proces-Verbaux, 12-14 Oct. 1905
- FAI Conference Statutaire Proces-Verbaux (1906-1910, 1912)
- FAI Conference Extraordinaire, 19-21 May 1919
- Sommaire, FAI Reunion, 23-24 Oct. 1919, in 1:1 Bulletin Officiel de la FAI (Jan. 1920)
- 1:1 Bulletin Officiel de la FAI (Jan. 1920)
- Pocket-Book of Aeronautics 444 (English ed., Jan. 1907)
- 1:6 Aeronautics (NYC) 38
- 1908 Intl Motor Cyclopaedia YB Geog. Trade Dir.203; 392; 1909 Motor Cyclopaedia YB 110 Misc.
- 1909 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 239
- "Flight" Manual 14 (1910)
- 1910 Annuario dell' Aeronautica Primo 381 (Sept. 1910)
- 1913 Aviation Pocket-Book 159 (Jan. 1913)
- 1918 Aviation Pocket-Book 274; 1919-1920 Aviation Pocket-Book 386
- Dir 1920
- www.xn--realaeroclubdeespaa-d4b.org/
- www.fai.org/about/history
- w:es:Real Aero Club de España
- ACA annuals (1907-1917, 1919)
| Organization names | Royal Aero Club of Spain; Real Aero Club de Espana |
|---|---|
| Entity type | |
| Country | Spain |
| City | Madrid |
| Affiliated with | FAI |
| Scope | National |
| Started aero | 1905 |
| Ended aero | |
| Keywords | |
| Key people | Jesus Fernandez Duro, Pedro Vives, Jesus Fernandez, Alfredo Rindlav, Alfredo Kindelán y Duany |
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