Sept 20, 2011

David E Steitz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730 david steitz@nasa gov

Janet L Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala 256-544-0034 janet l anderson@nasa gov

Jo Dempsey CAFE Foundation, Santa Rosa, Calif 707-484-5137 jo@cafefoundation org

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-200

NASA AND CAFE HOSTING GREEN FLIGHT CHALLENGE

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation of Santa Rosa, Calif , will hold the 2011 Green Flight Challenge, sponsored by Google, at the Charles M Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa from Sept 25 to Oct 1 The competition's goal is to advance technologies in fuel efficiency and reduced emissions with cleaner renewable fuels and electric aircraft

NASA's Centennial Challenges Program is providing $1 65 million in prize money to the winners of the competition The purse is the largest aviation prize ever offered and attracted 13 teams, led by American innovators Five of those teams successfully completed their aircraft and flight qualification requirements and will compete for the prize purse The teams will fly their electric, biofueled and hybrid powered aircraft, to prove they have the most fuel efficient, small aircraft in the world

To win the competition, an aircraft must fly 200 miles in less than two hours and use less than one gallon of fuel per occupant, or the equivalent in electricity If more than one aircraft meets the criteria, first place will go to the team with the best combination of speed and efficiency The fuel efficiency competition is on Tuesday, Sept 27, and a speed competition on Sept 29 To attend airport challenge events, reporters must contact CAFE's Jo Dempsey at jo@cafefoundation org

Aircraft will be on public display at the airport following the competition on Oct 1, from 10 a m to 4 p m PDT An awards ceremony and the Green Flight Challenge Exposition hosted by NASA will be held from 9 a m to 4 p m on Oct 3, at the agency's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif To attend the exposition, reporters should contact Janet Anderson at janet l anderson@nasa gov or David Steitz at david steitz@nasa gov to arrange for media credentials Members of the public can reserve free tickets for the exposition at:

http://tinyurl com/3grrjnw

The CAFE Foundation advances the understanding of personal aircraft through technology research, flight testing, analysis and education CAFE has developed award-winning flight test equipment and software recognized across the aviation industry For more information about the CAFE Foundation and the Green Flight Challenge, visit:

http://tinyurl com/3czljgk

NASA's Centennial Challenges promote technical innovation through a novel program of prize competitions The challenges are designed to tap the nation's ingenuity to make revolutionary advances in technology of value to NASA and the nation For more information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/challenges

NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) in Washington and NASA's Marshal Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala , manage the prize program For more information about OCT, visit:

http://www nasa gov/oct

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