Rheims in September 1913. Prévost, Eugène Gilbert and Rost were selected in elimination trials to decide the three pilots who would form the French team. A fourth Monocoque was entered by Crombez, representing Belgium. Prévost's aircraft had been modified by reducing the span of the wings. The race was won by Prévost, who completed the course in 59 min 45.6 seconds, at an average speed of Védrines was second in a Ponnier monoplane, while Monocoques placed third (Gilbert) and fourth (Crombez). Appearances in film A reproduction made an appearance in the 1978 film The 39 Steps. During the search for Richard Hannay across the English and Scottish countryside, Prussian agents use a Monocoque to hunt for Hannay. The machine does not have a rotary engine but rotary engine sounds are frequently employed while the aircraft is in flight. Aircraft on display An example is on display in the French Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget, near Paris. Specifications (1913 Gordon Bennett winner) References Notes Bibliography Wayne Biddle - Barons of the Sky: From Early Flight to Strategic Warfare. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. . Émile Auguste Duchêne - Flight Without Formulae: Simple Discussions on the Mechanics of the Aeroplane. Longmans, Green and co., 1914. Monocoque Single-engined tractor aircraft Racing aircraft 1910s French sport aircraft Mid-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1912 Rotary-engined aircraft