Pipistrel Taurus G4 Nominated for Collier Trophy

Stephen Pope

Thursday, February 09, 2012 at 10:44 PM ET

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Pipistrel Taurus G4

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The Pipistrel Taurus G4, a four-seat electric aircraft and winner of NASA's Green Flight Challenge, has been nominated for the prestigious Collier Trophy.
The Collier Trophy celebrates significant achievements in aeronautics and astronautics, with the Taurus G4 competing against notable nominees like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Distinguished as the world's first four-seat electric aircraft, the Taurus G4 demonstrated impressive efficiency by flying 250 miles at over 100 mph with less than one gallon per passenger equivalent fuel consumption.

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The Pipistrel Taurus G4, a four-seat electric aircraft that won NASA’s $1.35 million Green Flight Challenge last year, has been nominated for this year’s prestigious Collier Trophy.

The competition this year is especially tough. The National Aeronautic Association named four nominees for the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of which — the Boeing 787 Dreamliner — would appear to be the front runner. The other nominees are the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy, the Gamera human-powered helicopter, and Pipistrel’s Taurus G4 electric-powered airplane.