DLC

Evaluations & Polls

Judging categories & audience voting

Prize Categories

Overall Payload-to-Weight

Objective

Objective: Highest ratio wins. 1st: $2.5M, 2nd: $1.5M, 3rd: $1M.

$5,000,000

Most Revolutionary Aerodynamic Design

Subjective

Novelty of the design, potential for improved performance.

$500,000

Most Revolutionary Powertrain Design

Subjective

Novelty of the propulsion system, potential for improved efficiency.

$500,000

Most Promising

Subjective

Overall potential: cost, performance, scalability, usability, transition.

$500,000

Audience Polls

Which team has the most innovative aircraft design?

Active

1,085 votes

Predict the winning payload-to-weight ratio

Active

713 votes