The Airship Prize for the successful development and flight race of a Zero (or low) Emission Transport Airship (ZETA) is now under development guided initially by Ron Hochstetler, Barry Prentice and Jeff Ashcroft.
First step will be the development of very specific criteria for the significant cash award to the winning team based on rate of emissions, flight speed, transport capacity and cargo transfer capability.
In order to develop a fair and robust criteria for the qualification for and ultimate award of the Airship Prize requires significant deliberations and input from the industry.
With this in mind, the Airship Prize will shortly be organizing and announcing an Airship Prize Criteria Development Workshop to gather input from many sources to ensure an effective and quality criteria for the award of the Airship Prize.
In order to develop the framework and significant support required to drive the Airship Prize forward, we’re interested in hearing from any individuals and/or corporations who share our vision for the development of a viable airship transport industry.
Not only does this represent a positive environmental opportunity, the formation and growth of a transport industry could also represent significant heavy manufacturing growth for countries which recognize and embrace this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from those interested in supporting this initiative, please contact us to discuss your participation further.
In 1900, petroleum magnate Henri Deutsch de La Meurthe offered a prize of 50,000 francs to the first man who could fly around the Eiffel Tower, taking off and landing at Park Saint-Cloud. This had to be done by the aircraft under its own power and without landing during the flight, all to be completed in no more than 30 minutes.
The competition, open between 1 May 1900 and 1 Oct 1903, became known as the Deutsch Prize. (more…)
