PulitzerElectricAircraftRaceSlatedforMay

The National Aeronautical Associa tion (NAA) is planning a cross-country air race for electric propulsion aircraft! The electric aircraft industry has been rapidly expanding in terms of technological readiness and the number of potential race contestants. The air race will be a resumption of the Pulitzer air races first held in the early 1920s, and the winner of the race awarded the Pulitzer Trophy (on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.) at a suitable NAA awards event.

The first Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race, planned for May 2023, will be a four-day, 1,000 nm cross-country event beginning in Omaha, NE and ending near Kitty Hawk, NC. The race will be open to piloted aerodynes of all types using zeroemission electric propulsion (e.g., fixed wing aeroplanes, helicopters, or multirotor eVTOL Advanced Air Mobility [AAM] vehicles). Because many of the potential competitors may be in a research and development phase and using experimental aircraft, the race will be a day only, Visual Flight Rules (VFR) event.

The race winner will be the pilot/crew with the fastest speed calculated from the cumulative flight time, not including time on the ground for maintenance, charging, or overnight stays. The specific race rules have been developed by the NAA Pulitzer Race Committee and are available at the NAA website, naa.aero.

The cross-country format, rather than a closed-circuit speed event, was selected to emphasize electric aircraft range and reliability, in addition to speed, in a realistic operating environment. A cross-country race will require careful logistical planning from the race teams and highlight different electric propulsion technology choices and operational strategies such as rapid battery charging, whole battery changes, and solar power augmentation to extend range.

As a long distance, multi-day crosscountry event open to all classes and types of electric aircraft, organizers designed the Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race to provide an open canvas for design innovations and to be a flying expo for the electric aviation industry.

Beta Technologies' Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft is has recently undergone flight-testing out of the company's headquarters in Burlington, Vermont. (Courtesy Beta Technologies)

The NAA will also be partnering with nationally recognized Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) providers to leverage the Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race as a STEM educational outreach opportunity. Fifth and sixth grade school science classes will explore electrical power systems and their application to aeronautical engineering in the semester leading up to the race. Students will follow their favorite competitors in real time along with the rest of the world via publicly available internet flight tracking on FlightAware.com and on the NAA Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race website (naa.aero).

With the help of their sponsors, partners, and contestants, the Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race can become the premier venue and showcase for the advancement of practical electric propulsion aircraft in terms of speed, distance, and reliability, much like the National Air Races of the 1920s and 1930s helped promote technological advances of internal combustion airplanes at the beginning of aviation.

Scott Neumann, director of the Pulitzer Aircraft Race, announced via LinkedIn that preregistration for the race is now open, and Beta Technologies, a Vermont company developing the Alia eVTOL, was the first to register.

Download the draft rules at naa.aero or directly at https://naa.aero/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pulitzer-ElectricAircraft-Race-Rules-DRAFT-Nov2021.pdf .

After two years of decreased participation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 has seen EAA’s Young Eagles program rebound and reach tens of thousands of young people through participation in aviation.

More than 49,000 youths ages eight to 17 experienced The Spirit of Aviation this year through a free introductory flight in an aircraft. These flights were all made possible by 4,078 pilots who volunteered their time to help, with 1,159 of those pilots new to the Young Eagles program in 2022.

“We are thrilled to see an increase in the number of pilots looking to help inspire the next generation of aviators,” said David Leiting, EAA Eagles program manager. “For pilots, the rewards of flying Young Eagles are immeasurable. The only way we get more young people involved in aviation is to have more pilots participate, so the open invitation is always there.”

Since Aug. 1, 2022, 93 pilots completed the 30 for 30 challenge to fly 30 youths to celebrate the program’s 30th anniversary. Pilots who reach this milestone will be awarded a commemorative polo shirt. The challenge runs through July 31, 2023. Pilots interested in flying Young Eagles can learn more about the program at EAA.org/YoungEagles.

The Young Eagles program is quickly approaching a total of 2.3 million free introductory flights since its launch in 1992, and continues to be the largest aviation education program ever created.

The Young Eagles program is presented by Phillips 66 with additional support from Sporty’s, United Airlines, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Garmin, Lightspeed, Academy of Model Aeronautics, and Global Aerospace.

arships to military children over the past 60 years, with the film supporting both organizations.

After extensive service with the U.S. Navy and Marines in WWII, Corsairs were used effectively in Korea along with the more advanced U.S. jet aircraft of the 1950s, serving primarily as low-level fighter-bombers. Airbase Georgia’s Corsair is on display from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at the Warbird Museum.

Join Warbird Tube host, Steve Buss, as he talks with the Assistant Director of Devotion and CAF members of Airbase Georgia about the Corsair and their involvement in the filming of the new movie. Devotion used the CAF’s Corsair while filming the inspirational true story of Jesse Brown, the first Black U.S. Naval aviator.

Learn more at commemorativeairforce.org and view a video at https://commemorativeairforce.org/news /caf-airbase-georgia-corsair-stars-innew-movie or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkS 8Yt9Dfk0&t=63s .

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