AthletesTheme of the FAI Young Artists ContestThe 2018 Theme: Flying in the futureIf you have ever dreamed of flying or built a paper airplane, you have walked in the footsteps of the men and women who created the world of aviation as we know it today. Ideas were written on paper. Wooden and cloth models were built to test the designs before the actual balloons, gliders, and planes were built and tested by brave men and women in the air. Today, aircraft designers from all over the world work together, planning and testing their ideas on computers. As the designs take shape, engineers and manufactures built with the latest composites and other materials to make them lighter and more versatile than ever before to meet the needs of today’s flyers. The first planes were slow and sluggish. Today, aerobatic planes race across the skies at over 400kph and twist and turn their composite bodies in ways that would have torn apart earlier aircraft. Balloons have gone from floating above cities to floating over the world, requiring space suits in the thin air! Those toy gliders have turned into drones of all shapes and sizes. Real wooden gliders have become lighter and more sophisticated, climbing higher and flying longer than ever before. Each generation brings its passion for flight and blends new technologies and ideas to build on the knowledge of the past. What new innovations and ideas will shape the aviation of the future? From hang gliders and parachutists, to drone pilots and citizen astronauts, the only limit to the future of flight is the imagination of builders, dreamers and pilots of today. It’s time to tap into your own imagination, grab your favorite set of crayons, markers, pencils, or paints and create a poster for this year’s Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’s theme, Flight into the Future. Show us your vision of what can happen when people work together and follow their passion for flight. Thème 2018: « Vol dans le Futur »Si vous avez jamais rêvé de voler ou de construire un avion en papier, de marcher sur les traces des hommes et des femmes qui ont créé le monde de l'aviation tel que nous le connaissons aujourd’hui… Les idées ont été écrites sur papier. Des modèles en bois et en tissu ont été construits pour tester les modèles avant que les ballons, les planeurs et les avions ne soient construits et testés dans l’air par des hommes et des femmes courageux. Aujourd'hui, les concepteurs d'avions du monde entier travaillent ensemble, planifient et testent leurs idées sur les ordinateurs. Au fur et à mesure que les modèles prennent forme, les ingénieurs et les fabricants les construisent avec les derniers matériaux composites et autres matériaux pour les rendre plus légers et plus polyvalents que jamais afin de répondre aux besoins des aviateurs d'aujourd'hui. Les premiers avions étaient lents et traînaient. Aujourd'hui, les avions de voltige traversent les cieux à plus de 400 km / h, se tordent et tournent leurs corps fabriqués de matériaux composites; ce qui aurait déchiré les avions plus anciens. Les ballons sont passés du vol au-dessus des villes pour voler dans le monde entier, nécessitant des costumes spatiaux dans l’air raréfié. Ces planeurs, de jouets se sont transformés en drones de toutes formes et tailles. Les vrais planeurs en bois sont devenus plus légers et plus sophistiqués, grimpant plus haut et volant plus longtemps que jamais auparavant. Chaque génération apporte sa passion pour le vol et associe nouvelles technologies et idées, en se basant sur les connaissances du passé. Quelles nouvelles innovations et idées vont façonner l'aviation du futur? Des parapenteurs et parachutistes aux pilotes de drones et astronautes , la seule limite à l'avenir du vol est l'imagination des constructeurs, des rêveurs et des pilotes d'aujourd'hui. Il est temps de faire appel à ta propre imagination, de saisir toutes sortes de crayons, marqueurs ou peintures préférés et de créer une affiche sur le thème choisi cette année par la Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, «Vol dans le Futur». Montre-nous ta vision de ce qui peut arriver lorsque les gens travaillent ensemble et suivent leur passion pour le vol. Guidelines for FAI Young Artists ContestsSuggested procedure to follow for the organization of the FAI Young Artists Contest in your country:
The above is for guidance only. It remains up to you to operate in accordance with the traditions and procedures of your country. Suzie M. GEBB Rules for the FAI Young Artists ContestAll entries must be sent to Your Organising FAI Member Country by their deadline. The Theme for the 2018 Contest is Details on the theme available here. The FAI is particularly concerned with all forms of sporting and recreational aviation, including:
FAI Member organisations are responsible for making arrangements in each country for a national competition, or similar process of selection, for young people resident in their countries. Some guidelines on how to organise this are also attached. We recommend that the prizes for winners of national competitions should include visits to sport aviation airports and museums, and if possible flights in light aircraft, gliders or balloons. Each FAI Member organisation may submit to FAI a maximum of 9 paintings (3 in each years of birth category). Address for Entries: All entries must be sent to Your Organising FAI Member Country by their deadline and not direct to the FAI. Only entries sent by FAI Members, and which arrive in Lausanne by the closing date, will be considered by the International Jury. All entries from FAI members (and not from individuals directly) must be received at the FAI Office at the following address before 1st April 2018: Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Entries will be judged by an International Jury. The winners in each age group will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals, together with diplomas. These medals and diplomas will be sent to the FAI Member organisations in the appropriate countries as soon as possible after judging is completed. The FAI delegates from the countries concerned will be responsible for arranging a suitable occasion for the presentation of the awards. Entries, once received by FAI will become and remain the property of FAI, which may use them for a variety of purposes. FAI Members are therefore encouraged to make good quality colour copies of their winners' work for public relations purposes before sending the entries to Lausanne.
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FAI Young Artists Contest: Results
FAI Young Artists ContestThe FAI Young Artists Contest is an international art contest for youngsters between the ages of 6 and 17. Each FAI Member Country sponsors the contest in their country, and the national winners are submitted to the International Jury each year. The theme for the 2018 contest is : Flying in the future. Thème 2018 : Vol dans le futur. |
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The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett will take place from 15 – 24 September 2016 in Gladbeck, Germany, the epicentre of global gasballooning activities which will therefore provide for sure perfect conditions.
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking