Jacques van Oene
July 28th 05, 07:50 PM
Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington July 28, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1979/5241)
Dr. Brien Seeley, President
CAFE Foundation
(Phone: 707/544-0141)
RELEASE: 05-204
NASA ANNOUNCES AERONAUTICAL CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation
announced their intention to pursue the first aeronautical competition in
the Centennial Challenges program.
The announcement was made today at the Experimental Aircraft Association
(EAA) AirVenture 2005 air show in Oshkosh, Wis. The Personal Air Vehicle
(PAV) Challenge will award annual prizes totaling $250,000 to the teams that
can best design, develop, and demonstrate technology improvements in various
general aviation aircraft capabilities.
NASA's Centennial Challenges promote technical innovation through a novel
program of prize competitions. It is designed to tap the nation's ingenuity
to make revolutionary advances to support NASA goals and the Vision for
Space Exploration. PAV is the fifth NASA Centennial Challenge.
"The intent of the PAV Challenge is to encourage innovation in the amateur
and sporting aviation communities to help enhance the general aviation
transportation system," said NASA's Associate Administrator for the
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Dr. J. Victor Lebacqz. "This prize
competition is a great follow-on to previous NASA investments in small
aircraft and complements existing industry consortia in general aviation,"
he added.
To win one or more of the five PAV Challenge purses, teams must modify their
general aviation or sport aircraft to demonstrate the best performance in
five technology areas. NASA predicts the technologies targeted by this
competition will have a quick and positive impact on the general aviation
industry and on public air travel. The first competition will be in
mid-2006. The purses will be awarded at EAA AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh.
"Centennial Challenges is partly modeled on the long and successful history
of cash prizes being used to stimulate advances in air travel. We intend to
continue that tradition," said NASA's Centennial Challenges program manager
Brant Sponberg.
Fifty thousand dollars will be awarded for two technology developments
related to aircraft noise. Twenty-five thousand dollars will be awarded to
the teams that can minimize external noise measured outside the airplane.
Another $25,000 will be presented to the team that can minimize noise
measured inside the aircraft's cabin.
Another $50,000 will be divided between two teams whose aircraft demonstrate
the best handling qualities and overall ease-of-use. The remaining $150,000
will be awarded to the single team whose vehicle demonstrates the best
overall flight performance measured in a calculated score that includes
door-to-door trip velocity, energy consumption, and passenger carrying
capability.
"Judging from our past experience in hosting flight competitions, the PAV
Challenge should attract outstanding design efforts and give a tremendous
boost to the technology, safety and usability of personal aircraft," said
CAFE President, Dr. Brien Seeley. "The PAV Challenge rules that CAFE drafted
with NASA's general aviation experts will make it a fair, safe and accurate
competition and our team is honored to pursue this annual event," he added.
The Centennial Challenges program is managed by NASA's Exploration Systems
Mission Directorate. The CAFE Foundation is an all-volunteer tax-exempt
educational corporation. It is dedicated to conducting and sharing accurate,
detailed flight research and other information about personal experimental
aircraft.
For information about Centennial Challenges on the Internet, visit:
http://centennialchallenges.nasa.gov
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
For information about CAFE on the Internet, visit:
www.cafefoundation.org
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington July 28, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1979/5241)
Dr. Brien Seeley, President
CAFE Foundation
(Phone: 707/544-0141)
RELEASE: 05-204
NASA ANNOUNCES AERONAUTICAL CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation
announced their intention to pursue the first aeronautical competition in
the Centennial Challenges program.
The announcement was made today at the Experimental Aircraft Association
(EAA) AirVenture 2005 air show in Oshkosh, Wis. The Personal Air Vehicle
(PAV) Challenge will award annual prizes totaling $250,000 to the teams that
can best design, develop, and demonstrate technology improvements in various
general aviation aircraft capabilities.
NASA's Centennial Challenges promote technical innovation through a novel
program of prize competitions. It is designed to tap the nation's ingenuity
to make revolutionary advances to support NASA goals and the Vision for
Space Exploration. PAV is the fifth NASA Centennial Challenge.
"The intent of the PAV Challenge is to encourage innovation in the amateur
and sporting aviation communities to help enhance the general aviation
transportation system," said NASA's Associate Administrator for the
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Dr. J. Victor Lebacqz. "This prize
competition is a great follow-on to previous NASA investments in small
aircraft and complements existing industry consortia in general aviation,"
he added.
To win one or more of the five PAV Challenge purses, teams must modify their
general aviation or sport aircraft to demonstrate the best performance in
five technology areas. NASA predicts the technologies targeted by this
competition will have a quick and positive impact on the general aviation
industry and on public air travel. The first competition will be in
mid-2006. The purses will be awarded at EAA AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh.
"Centennial Challenges is partly modeled on the long and successful history
of cash prizes being used to stimulate advances in air travel. We intend to
continue that tradition," said NASA's Centennial Challenges program manager
Brant Sponberg.
Fifty thousand dollars will be awarded for two technology developments
related to aircraft noise. Twenty-five thousand dollars will be awarded to
the teams that can minimize external noise measured outside the airplane.
Another $25,000 will be presented to the team that can minimize noise
measured inside the aircraft's cabin.
Another $50,000 will be divided between two teams whose aircraft demonstrate
the best handling qualities and overall ease-of-use. The remaining $150,000
will be awarded to the single team whose vehicle demonstrates the best
overall flight performance measured in a calculated score that includes
door-to-door trip velocity, energy consumption, and passenger carrying
capability.
"Judging from our past experience in hosting flight competitions, the PAV
Challenge should attract outstanding design efforts and give a tremendous
boost to the technology, safety and usability of personal aircraft," said
CAFE President, Dr. Brien Seeley. "The PAV Challenge rules that CAFE drafted
with NASA's general aviation experts will make it a fair, safe and accurate
competition and our team is honored to pursue this annual event," he added.
The Centennial Challenges program is managed by NASA's Exploration Systems
Mission Directorate. The CAFE Foundation is an all-volunteer tax-exempt
educational corporation. It is dedicated to conducting and sharing accurate,
detailed flight research and other information about personal experimental
aircraft.
For information about Centennial Challenges on the Internet, visit:
http://centennialchallenges.nasa.gov
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
For information about CAFE on the Internet, visit:
www.cafefoundation.org
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info