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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRATT & WHITNEY DISRUPTOR AWARD WINNER: GOFLY PRIZE TEAM TETRA


The Challenge

how it worked

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join the challenge

We encouraged innovators, inventors, engineers, and makers to design and build a personal flying device.

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ACCESS EXPERTS & BENEFITS

We empowered teams by providing access to the top names and experts in aerospace and aviation, engineering, design, finance, and law, as well as to incredibly valuable software, products, and services. The GoFly Masters and Mentors were available to help all teams as they brought their devices to life, offering one-on-one guidance and webinars. Our In-Kind Sponsor Benefits provided access to a myriad of incredibly valuable benefits throughout the entire competition.

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MAKE PEOPLE FLY

The GoFly Prize culminated in a Final Fly-off where all teams showed their personal flying devices—and made history. With Boeing as our Grand Sponsor, we made the impossible possible.

The Challenge

The Competition

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Phase I
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Phase II
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Phase III
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The Challenge

ready. set. gofly.

The sky is no longer the limit.

The Challenge

"The GoFly Prize competition aligns with our company’s goals of inspiring people across the globe and changing the world through aerospace innovation. We’re excited to see how the visionaries of the future will take on this ambitious and exciting challenge."

Greg Hyslop

Chief Technology Officer, Boeing

“It’s hard to think of anything in my lifetime that’s been as dynamic as this in the aerospace field. Not since the early days of powered flight have we seen so many new and interesting approaches to flight appearing simultaneously.”

Roger Connor

Curator for Vertical Flight and Unmanned Aircraft, Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum

"AOPA’s mission is to ensure the skies are within reach of everyone. The GoFly Prize will encourage innovators, inventors, and dreamers to help make vertical flight one step closer to mainstream."

Katie Pribyl

SVP of AOPA

"Innovation in our industry comes from many sources and the teams entering this contest will no doubt be among those defining the future of flight."

Jack Pelton

CEO and Chairman, EAA

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