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New Aeronautics Competitions for the 2007-2008 Academic Year

The Fundamental Aeronautics Program of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters announces a new aeronautics competition for high school and college students for the 2007-2008 academic year. Students are asked to think about a revolution in aircraft, a vehicle that could become a next generation DC-3* type of transport vehicle. High school students are invited to write an essay describing how the transportation of goods and passengers might be revolutionized with a revolutionary aircraft design. College level students are invited to design the aircraft, using guidelines provided by NASA, and suggest a minimum of three valid operational scenarios for their proposed vehicle. Complete details for each group are found on the following pages.


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* Excerpted from Wikipedia:   The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II, it is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made.

Even today, over 70 years after the DC-3 first flew, there are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo planes. The common saying among aviation buffs and pilots is that "the only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3." The aircraft's legendary ruggedness is enshrined in the lighthearted description of the DC-3 as "a collection of parts flying in loose formation." Its ability to start and land on grass or dirt runways also makes it popular in developing countries, where the runways may not always be a paved surface.

Excerpted from Boeing.com:
The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular and airline profits possible, is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time. Some would argue that it is the greatest of all time.


Recommended reading:

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/DC-3/Aero29.htm

http://www.aviation-history.com/douglas/dc3.html

http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/dc-3.htm

 

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