Tue, Feb 09, 2010
12th Annual Competition For The Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage
Trophy
The 12th annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational
kicked-off Monday with call for applications for vintage aircraft
to compete for the acclaimed Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy.
This year's competition is held in conjunction with the Reno
National Championship Air Race in Reno, Nevada on September 15 -
19, 2010.
A panel of judges reviews participating aircraft against
standard criteria developed by the Smithsonian Institution's
National Air and Space Museum that includes authenticity, quality
of workmanship, attention to detail and technical merit.
Trophies are awarded in three categories - antique, classic and
warbird, defined as follows:
- Antique - includes all eligible civil aircraft flying in 1935
and earlier. The winning aircraft will be awarded the Orville
and Wilbur Wright trophy;
- Classic - includes all eligible civil aircraft flying in years
1936 to 1965. The winning aircraft will be awarded the Paul
E. Garber trophy; and
- Warbird - includes all eligible military aircraft flying prior
to 1965. The winning aircraft will be awarded the Henry "Hap"
Arnold trophy.
The overall winning aircraft is awarded the Rolls-Royce Aviation
Heritage Trophy, which resides at the Smithsonian Institution's
National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near
Washington Dulles Airport in Virginia where the winning aircraft
owner's name and the name of the restoration facility is engraved
on a plaque placed on the trophy. The overall winner is presented
with a keeper trophy.
In addition, the People's Choice trophy sponsored by the
National Aviation Hall of Fame is awarded to the owner of the
aircraft receiving the largest number of votes cast by the event
attendees.
To be considered, aircraft must be of a type flying at least 45
years prior to the year of entry and may not be a participant in
the Reno National Championship Air Races and Air Show. Each
aircraft may only be entered in one category, which must be
declared on the application form. No more than 40 aircraft will be
selected, and the entry deadline is August 20th.
Rolls -Royce and its partners, the Smithsonian Institution's
National Air and Space Museum, the National Aviation Hall of Fame
and the Reno Air Racing Foundation, sponsor the Invitational. The
National Aviation Heritage Invitational is also supported by many
other well-known names in the aviation industry.
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