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, held its Final Fly-off at NASA Ames Research Center after two years of global participation.
- Team teTra of Japan won the $100,000 Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award for their unique personal flyer design.
- The $1,000,000 Boeing Grand Prize remains unclaimed as none of the competing devices met the stringent flight duration, speed, and payload requirements.
- Despite the grand prize going unawarded, experts at the event foresee a significant future for Urban Air Mobility, believing it will advance rapidly with improvements in battery technology.
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