The GoFly Prize is an innovation competition that hopes to be the catalyst for the creation of personal flyers as a first step towards transforming the future of transportation with flying cars, flying motorcycles, hoverboards, jetpacks, human-carrying drones, and other personal flyers. The challenge’s Final Fly-off was held on Leap Day (February 29) at Moffett Federal Airfield’s NASA Ames Research Center, with Team teTra of Japan winning the Pratt & Whitney $100,000 Disruptor Award.
Team teTra Wins $100,000 Disrupter Award at GoFly Final Fly-off
Key Takeaways:
- The GoFly Prize, an innovation competition for personal flying devices, concluded its Final Fly-off with the $1,000,000 grand prize sponsored by Boeing remaining unclaimed as no team met all stringent flight demonstration requirements.
- Team teTra of Japan won the $100,000 Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award for their unique angled-rotor design, despite their device lacking the battery endurance for the grand prize.
- Over 854 teams from 103 countries participated in the two-year challenge to advance concepts for flying cars, jetpacks, and other personal flyers.
- The article suggests a strong future for Urban Air Mobility, noting that the sector's widespread adoption is largely awaiting advancements in battery technology.
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