WASHINGTON - With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.S. university teams to build innovative new compact emergency response aircraft.
The teams will develop prototype versions of Emergency Response Flyers, aircraft intended to perform rescue and response missions after disasters and in crisis situations. The flyers must be designed to deliver a first responder, evacuate victims, provide emergency medical supplies, and aid in humanitarian efforts. Teams will bring their test aircraft to a fly-off expected in 2027, Robert Margetta writes for NASA. Continue reading original article.
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14 February 2025 - “These awards will provide students with an opportunity that might have otherwise been difficult – a chance to design and build potentially lifesaving aircraft,” said Koushik Datta, University Innovation Project manager in NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “At NASA, we’re looking forward to seeing how these young innovators can contribute to our mission to advance futuristic aviation technologies that can benefit first responders and the public.”
With support from NASA’s University Innovation Project, GoAERO named 14 awardee teams at the following universities: Auburn University, in Leeds, Alabama
California Polytechnic University, in Pomona
Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida
Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, in Greensboro
North Carolina State University, in Raleigh
The Ohio State University, in Columbus
Penn State University, in State College
Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana
Saint Louis University
Texas A&M University, in College Station, and Oklahoma State University, in Stillwater
University of Texas, Austin
Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg
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Jamie Whitney, Senior Editor
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