International Air Race (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

The International Air Race was a proposed competition between various world powers that had developed some means of aeronautical engineering. It was proposed by the Union of Borealia as a way of showcasing the various forms of flying machines that had been developed thus far by various nations. By bringing these machines together, countries can learn from each other and mutually benefit their technology.

The Competition
The contestants will start in the rural outskirts of Kristallstadt (OTL Salt Lake City) in eastern Borealia, and complete the race in the Remen city of Cahokie. There will be 5-8 refueling stations evenly spread between these two cities where the planes will regroup and make any necessary adjustments. The plane that finishes the race in the shortest total amount of time wins first place, followed by second and third.

The Borealian government will be willing to pay up to the equivalent of 1.2 million Stavratons (the best international currency I know of) for first place, with proportional prizes for second and third.

A date for the competition will be announced when there are at least three nations interested

Significance to Aeronautical Technology
The first official flight was accomplished in the Remen Empire in 1899 by two amateur engineers. Months later, a company in Pskov independently invented their own airplane as well, which was taken by the People's Entente after Pleskov was taken in 1904. The first company to make airplanes in Borealia first appeared in Pannenstiel in 1905 after copying the Remen design. Fairly quickly, several other nations desired to make their own airplane design as almost a symbol of development, even as far away as Lanka who bought a single plane from Poland in 1911, and Japan who bought panes from Borealia in 1912.

According to Borealia's proposal, the International Air Race will give a chance to all nations currently pioneering flight technology to improve on the designs of other nations.

Participating nations
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