page_title: Henri Farman
section_title: Motor Racing
hierarchical_section_title: Henri Farman / Motor Racing
caption_attribution_description: Thumbnail of this illustration at 200 pixels as rendered inside an article Français&#160;: Le premier voyage aérien entre Bouy et Reims le 21 novembre 1908 English: Henry Farman cross-country flight with aeroplane on Scientific American's front cover 21 November 1908. The cover includes the text: Vol. XCIX - No. 21., NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 21, 1908. Henry Farman making the first cross-country flight that has ever been accomplished with an aeroplane. The 17 miles between the military camp at Chalons and the city of Rheims, France, were covered in about 20 minutes. A NEW ERA IN AERIAL NAVIGATION - [see pages 350 and 357.]
context_page_description: Henri Farman was an Anglo-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman. Before dedicating himself to aviation he gained fame as a sportsman, specifically in cycling and motor racing. Henri took French nationality in 1937.
context_section_description: At the turn of the century, around the same time as his brother Maurice, Henri discovered motor racing. On the 17th of February 1901, he won the light car class (400 - 650kg) Grand Prix du Palais d'Hiver, of the Circuit du sud-ouest. Maurice Farman won the heavy car class of the race. On the 29th of May 1901, Henri took part in the Paris-Bordeaux race and finished in seventh place. This was an open-entry race held concurrently with the  1901 Gordon Bennett Cup, and over the same course. Fifth place was taken in the 1901 Paris to Berlin Race.  Henri won the heavy class section of the 1902 Paris - Vienna race. Marcel Renault came first in the general classification of this race. He took third place in the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup.
caption: Farman making the first cross-country flight accomplished with an aeroplane
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