Sat, Oct 01, 2011
Award To Be Presented At NASA's Green Flight Challenge
Erik Lindbergh said on the blog of The Lindbergh Electric
Aircraft Prize that the first annual Lindbergh Prize for Quietest
Aircraft will be awarded at the NASA Green Flight Challenge being
held this week at Charles M. Schulz airport in Santa Rosa
California.
"We believe this prize addresses one of the most critical issues
facing aviation today - noise," Lindbergh
(pictured) wrote.
"General aviation is losing its critical infrastructure
(airports) at an alarming rate and noise is one of the biggest
reasons. Thanks to a generous donation from Jeannie Schulz we are
pleased to offer a $10,000 prize purse to go with this award."
Lindbergh wrote that, as a witness to the birth of the electric
aircraft industry, and after watching the Berblinger competition
flights in Germany this April and now the NASA Green Flight
Challenge ... which offers the largest aviation cash prize in
history ... "it is easy to look into the near future and imagine
how electric aircraft have the potential to change the way we
travel. Simpler, easier to fly and maintain, cheaper…
renewable energy… these benefits all address another
critical issue facing general aviation – cost."
He said that if the cost barrier to flying an be reduced, it
will go a long way toward revitalizing general aviation.
"The first company to produce a certified two seat electric
aircraft with a 1.5 hour range will dominate the aviation training
market," he said. "Is that company here? In Europe? China? Not
sure, but it sure is fun to watch to watch these visionary
designers as they are creating the future of flight, and I cant
wait to fly one! -Erik"
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