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NAA Launching Cross-Country Electric Aircraft Race

Pilot Russell Lowell Maughan, who won the Pulitzer Trophy in 1922, leans on a Curtiss R-6 Racer. National Aeronautic Association
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Key Takeaways:

  • The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is launching a new 1,000-nautical-mile cross-country air race for electric propulsion aircraft in May 2022.
  • The winner will be awarded the Pulitzer Trophy, marking its revival for the first time in 97 years since it was last given in 1925.
  • The race, running from Omaha, Nebraska, to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is designed to highlight electric aircraft range, reliability, speed, and design innovations in a realistic operating environment.
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For the first time in 97 years, a winner will be awarded the Pulitzer Trophy when the National Aeronautic Association launches a new 1,000-nautical-mile, cross-country air race for electric propulsion aircraft in 2022.

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