Gordon Bennett Cup (ballooning)
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The Gordon Bennett Cup (ballooning) is a historic international long-distance gas balloon race, first held in 1906, and considered one of the most prestigious events in competitive ballooning.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gordon Bennett Cup (ballooning) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas balloon race
ⓘ
international sporting competition ⓘ recurring sporting event ⓘ |
| aim |
to encourage international aeronautical competition
ⓘ
to promote sport ballooning ⓘ |
| aircraftType | gas balloon ⓘ |
| category |
aeronautical competition
ⓘ
ballooning competition ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | distance-based ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | elite ⓘ |
| competitionType | long-distance race ⓘ |
| discipline | gas ballooning ⓘ |
| eligibility |
licensed gas balloon pilots
ⓘ
national teams ⓘ |
| era |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| firstEditionCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionLocation | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | James Gordon Bennett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasMedium | manned flight ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
ballooning pilots
ⓘ
national ballooning teams ⓘ |
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | FAI world and continental championships system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementUnit |
kilometres flown
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straight-line distance ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Gordon Bennett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | historic international long-distance gas balloon race ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endurance flying
ⓘ
long-distance gas balloon flights ⓘ |
| organizer |
FAI Ballooning Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prestige | one of the most prestigious events in competitive ballooning ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale world records
ⓘ
Gordon Bennett Cup (auto racing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyOversight | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| sport |
aeronautics
ⓘ
ballooning ⓘ |
| startFormat | mass launch ⓘ |
| startYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| winnerDetermination | greatest distance flown ⓘ |
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