Annual aviation award administered by the US National Aeronautical Association
Award
Herbert Hoover presents the 1929 Collier Trophy toNACA ChairmanJoseph Ames for theNACA cowling TheRobert J. Collier Trophy is awarded annually "for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year".
The Collier Trophy is administered by theNational Aeronautic Association (NAA) the oldest national aviation organization in the United States. Founded in 1905, the NAA oversees America's oldest and most prestigious aviation and aerospace recognitions. The Collier Trophy is the most coveted of all.
Robert J. Collier , publisher ofCollier's Weekly air sports pioneer and president of theAero Club of America .[ 1] Ernest Wise Keyser to make the 525-pound (238 kg)Aero Club of America Trophy .[ 1] [ 2] Glenn H. Curtiss for his successful development of thehydro-aeroplane .[ 2]
The award is presented once a year by the NAA president, with the trophy on permanent display at theNational Air and Space Museum .[ 1]
The trophy was stolen briefly in 1978, but was recovered.[ 3] Fort Foote park and it was recovered 26 hours from the time it went missing.[ 4]
1911 –Glenn H. Curtiss , for successful development of thehydro-aeroplane .[ 2] [ 5] [ 6] 1912 – Glenn H. Curtiss, for the invention of the single-pontoon seaplane and development of the flying boat.[ 7] [ 6] 1913 –Orville Wright , for development of hisautomatic stabilizer .[ 8] [ 6] 1914 –Elmer Sperry andLawrence Sperry , for the invention of gyroscopic control.[ 9] [ 6] 1915 –W. Starling Burgess , for theBurgess-Dunne BD series of semi-flying wing seaplanes.[ 10] [ 6] 1916 – Elmer Sperry and Lawrence Sperry for the invention of a drift indicator[ 11] [ 6] 1917–1920 – No trophy awarded due to thewar [ 12] [ 13] [ 6] 1921 –Grover Loening , for development of theLoening Flying Yacht .[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] 1922 –United States Air Mail Service , for the first transcontinental air mail route without a single fatal accident.[ 17] [ 16] [ 18] 1923 –United States Air Mail Service , for the first transcontinental air mail route involving night flight.[ 18] [ 16] 1924 –United States Army Air Service , forfirst aerial flight around the world .[ 19] [ 16] 1925 –Sylvanus Albert Reed , for the metal propeller.[ 20] [ 16] 1926 – MajorEdward L. Hoffman of theUnited States Army Air Service for the development of a practicalparachute .[ 21] [ 22] [ 16] 1927 –Charles L. Lawrance , for the development of the air-cooled aircraftradial engine .[ 23] [ 16] 1928 – Aeronautics branch of theUnited States Department of Commerce for development of airways and navigation facilities.[ 24] [ 16] 1929 – National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), for design of theNACA cowling for radial air-cooled engines.[ 25] [ 16] 1930 Collier Trophy forPitcairn's autogyro 1930 –Harold Frederick Pitcairn and associates for development of theautogyro .[ 26] [ 27] [ 28] 1931 –Packard Motor Car Co. for the design/development of the first, practical diesel aircraft engine, theDR-980 radial engine.[ 29] [ 30] [ 28] 1932 –Glenn L. Martin for the design of theMartin B-10 (XB-907) bomber.[ 31] [ 28] 1933 –Frank W. Caldwell ofHamilton Standard for the hydraulically controllable propeller.[ 32] [ 28] 1934 – CaptainA. F. Hegenberger USAAC for the firstblind flying landing system .[ 33] [ 28] 1935 –Donald W. Douglas and his technical and production personnel for the outstanding twin-engine transport airliner.[ 34] [ 28] 1936 –Pan American Airways for establishment of a transpacific airline and the successful execution of extended overwater navigation in regular operations.[ 35] [ 28] 1937 –Army Air Corps for the design and development of theLockheed XC-35 .[ 36] [ 28] 1938 –Howard Hughes and his associates for breaking the record time by flying around the world in 91 hours and 14 minutes.[ 37] [ 28] 1939 –Airlines of the US safety record, with special recognition to Walter Boothby,Randolph Lovelace , andHarry Armstrong .[ 38] [ 28] 1940 – Dr.Sanford A. Moss and theArmy Air Corps for development of theturbo-supercharger .[ 39] 1941 –Army Air Corps and theAirlines of the US for pioneering worldwide air transportation vital to immediate defense.[ 39] 1942 – GeneralHenry Arnold for his "organization and leadership of the Army Air Forces throughout the world."[ 40] [ 39] 1943 – CaptainLuis de Florez ,United States Navy Reserve for his contribution to the safe and rapid training of combat pilots and crews.[ 39] 1944 –Carl Spaatz "for demonstrating the air power concept through employment of American aviation in the war against Germany."[ 41] [ 42] [ 39] 1945 –Luis W. Alvarez for theGround Controlled Approach (GCA) which allowed radar operators to guide pilots to a safe landing in all weather conditions.[ 43] [ 39] 1946 –Lewis A. Rodert of NACA, for the design and development of an aircraft anti-icing system.[ 44] [ 39] 1947 –Lawrence Bell ,John Stack ,Chuck Yeager shared the award for their work on theBell X-1 , the first aircraft to break thesound barrier .[ 45] [ 39] 1948 – TheRadio Technical Commission for Aeronautics for developing anair traffic control system.[ 46] [ 39] 1949 –William Lear for the development of the F-5automatic pilot andautomatic approach control coupler system .[ 47] [ 39] 1950 – TheHelicopter Industry , theMilitary Services , and theCoast Guard – for development and use of rotary-wing aircraft forair rescue operations .[ 48] [ 49] 1951 –John Stack for theNACA Langley transonic wind tunnel .[ 49] 1952 –Leonard S. Hobbs ofUnited Aircraft Corp. , for the design, development, and production of thePratt & Whitney J57 jet engine.[ 49] 1953 –James H. Kindelberger forNorth American Aviation 'sF-100 andEdward H. Heinemann forDouglas aircraft carrier basedF4D .[ 49] 1954 –Richard T. Whitcomb for his discovery of thearea rule [ 50] [ 49] 1955 –Boeing 'sWilliam M. Allen and GeneralNathan F. Twining USAF for the development, production, and operation of theB-52 .[ 51] [ 49] 1956 – Charles J. McCarthy ofChance-Vaught Aircraft and Vice AdmiralJames S. Russell U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for theF-8U Crusader the first operational aircraft capable of speeds exceeding 1,000 miles per hour (1,600 km/h).[ 49] 1957 –Edward P. Curtis for "Aviation Facilities Planning", the long-range planning addressing problems with aircraft, air space, and facilities.[ 49] 1958 –Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ofLockheed Skunk Works , andGerhard Neumann andNeil Burgess ofGE , for leadership in the development of theF-104 Starfighter and itsJ79 engine.[ 52] [ 49] 1959 –US Air Force ,Convair Division ofGeneral Dynamics , andSpace Technology Laboratories for the development of theAtlas missile[ 53] [ 49] 1960 –Vice Adm William F Raborn for directing the creation of thePolaris fleet ballistic missile system .[ 54] 1961 –North American Aviation withScott Crossfield ,Joseph A. Walker ,Robert Michael White andForrest S. Petersen ,X-15 test pilots.[ 55] [ 54] 1962 –Mercury Seven , group of first seven astronauts.[ 56] [ 57] [ 54] 1963 –Clarence "Kelly" Johnson , for his leadership at Lockheed's Skunk Works in the development of theA-12 Mach 3 aircraft.[ 54] 1964 –Curtis LeMay "for development of high performance aircraft, missiles and space systems."[ 58] [ 59] [ 54] 1965 –James E. Webb andHugh L. Dryden for theProject Gemini .[ 54] 1966 –James McDonnell for development work in aeronautics and astronautics, specifically on theF-4 Phantom andProject Gemini space vehicles.[ 60] [ 54] 1967 –Lawrence "Pat" Hyland ofHughes Aircraft 'sSurveyor program for placing the eyes, ears & hand of the United States on the Moon.[ 54] 1968 –Apollo 8 crew:Col. Frank Borman , USAF;Capt. James A. Lovell Jr. , USN;Lt. Col. William A. Anders , USAF for the first lunar orbit.[ 59] [ 54] 1969 –Apollo 11 crew:Neil A. Armstrong , COL.Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., USAF; COL.Michael Collins , USAF for the first landing of man on the surface of the Moon, July 20, 1969.[ 61] [ 54] 1970 –The Boeing Company for their introduction of theBoeing 747 .[ 62] 1971 –David Scott ,James Irwin ,Alfred Worden , andRobert Gilruth of theApollo 15 mission.[ 63] [ 62] 1972 – The Officers and Men of the7th Air Force and8th Air Force of theUnited States Air Force andTask Force 77 of theUnited States Navy forOperation Linebacker II .[ 64] [ 62] 1973 –William C. Schneider and crews ofthe Skylab program [ 62] [ 65] 1974 – John F. Clark ofNASA and Daniel J. Fink ofGE , representing NASA's Earth Resources Technology Satellite Program,LANDSAT for mankind's management of the Earth's resources and with recognition toHughes Aircraft Company andRCA .[ 66] 1975 –David S. Lewis Jr. ofGeneral Dynamics Corporation and theF-16 Air Force Industry Team.[ 62] 1976 –USAF andRockwell International Corporation for the highly successful design, development, management, and flight test of theB-1 strategic aircraft system.[ 62] 1977 –Robert J. Dixon for his work onRed Flag .[ 62] [ 67] 1978 –Sam B. Williams for development of the small, high-efficiencyturbofan .[ 62] 1979 –Paul MacCready for theMacCready Gossamer Albatross piloted byBryan Allen made the first man-poweredflight across the English Channel .[ 62] 1980 –Edward C. Stone representing theVoyager mission team's fly-by ofSaturn .[ 68] 1981 – NASA,Rockwell International ,Martin Marietta , andThiokol for the development of crewed reusable spacecraft noting astronautsJohn Young ,Robert Crippen ,Joe Engle andRichard Truly .[ 68] 1982 –Thornton "T" Arnold Wilson andThe Boeing Company for theBoeing 757 and the767 .[ 68] 1983 –The United States Army andHughes Aircraft Helicopters for advanced weapons systems for theAH-64A Apache .[ 68] 1984 –Bruce McCandless andCharles E. Whitsett of NASA and Walter W. Bollendonk ofMartin Marietta for their work on satellite rescue and repair.[ 68] [ 69] 1985 –Russell W Meyer andCessna Aircraft for the outstanding safety record of theCessna Citation aircraft.[ 68] 1986 –Dick Rutan ,Jeana Yeager ,Burt Rutan and the team of the first non-stop unrefueledcircumnavigation of theRutan Voyager .[ 68] 1987 –NASA Lewis Research Center and the NASA/industry advanced turboprop team for their work in newturboprop technologies.[ 68] [ 70] 1988 – Rear AdmiralRichard H. Truly U.S. Navy for the successful return of America to space after theSpace ShuttleChallenger disaster .[ 68] 1989 –Ben Rich ofLockheed andUSAF team for the first stealth aircraft, theF-117 .[ 68] 1990 –Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey team for the first largetiltrotor aircraft.[ 71] [ 72] 1991 – TheNorthrop Corporation , the Industry Team and theUnited States Air Force for theNorthrop Grumman B-2 Spirit .[ 72] 1992 –Naval Research Laboratory ,US Air Force ,Aerospace Corporation ,Rockwell International , andIBM Federal Systems Company forGlobal Positioning System (GPS).[ 72] 1993 –The Hubble Space Telescope Recovery Team for the recovery and repair of theHubble Space Telescope .[ 73] 1994 –McDonnell Douglas ,US Air Force , andUS Army for developing and producing theC-17 Globemaster III .[ 72] 1995 –Boeing Commercial Airplanes for producing theBoeing 777 .[ 72] [ 74] 1996 –Cessna Aircraft Company for producing theCitation X the US's first commercial aircraft to cruise at .92Mach .[ 72] 1997 –Gulfstream Aerospace for producing the ultra-long range business jet theGulfstream V .[ 72] 1998 –Lockheed Martin ,GE Aircraft Engines , NASA,Air Combat Command , andDefense Intelligence Agency for theU-2S/ER-2 high altitude, all-weather, multi-functional data collection aircraft.[ 72] 1999 –Boeing ,GE Aircraft Engines ,Northrop Grumman ,Raytheon Technologies , andUnited States Navy for theF/A-18E/F multi-mission strike fighter aircraft.[ 72] 2000 –Northrop Grumman ,Rolls-Royce ,Raytheon ,L-3 Communications ,United States Air Force , andDARPA for theNorthrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk .[ 75] 2001 –Pratt and Whitney ,Lockheed Martin ,Rolls-Royce ,BAE Systems ,Northrop Grumman and theJoint Strike Fighter program Office forLiftFan Propulsion System.[ 75] [ 76] 2002 –Sikorsky Aircraft and theS-92 team, led byNicholas Lappos .[ 77] [ 75] 2003 –Gulfstream Aerospace for the development of theG550 , the first civil aircraft to include anenhanced vision system as standard equipment.[ 78] 2004 –Burt Rutan ,Paul Allen ,Doug Shane ,Mike Melvill ,Brian Binnie , and theSpaceShipOne team for the first privately designed, funded, built, and flown commercial crewed space-launch vehicle.[ 75] 2005 –Eclipse Aviation for producing theEclipse 500 , the world's firstvery light jet .[ 75] 2006 –United States Air Force ,Lockheed Martin ,BAE Systems ,Boeing ,Northrop Grumman ,Raytheon , andPratt and Whitney for producing theF-22 Raptor .[ 75] 2007 – Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B ) team that includesAOPA ,ALPA ,CAA ,ERAU ,FAA ,ITT ,Lockheed Martin ,NASA ,MITRE ,UPS , andACSS for supportingNextGen .[ 75] [ 79] [ 74] 2008 – TheCommercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) for reducing commercial scheduled airline fatalities.[ 80] [ 75] [ 74] 2009 – TheInternational Space Station team including NASA,Boeing ,Draper Laboratory ,Honeywell ,Lockheed Martin ,United Launch Alliance ,United Technologies for the world's largest spacecraft.[ 75] 2010 – TheSikorsky Aircraft Corp.Sikorsky X2 Technology Demonstrator team for revolutionary helicopter development.[ 81] [ 82] [ 83] [ 84] 2011 –The Boeing Company for designing, building, delivering, and supporting the787 Dreamliner .[ 85] [ 84] 2012 –NASA /JPL Mars Science Laboratory /Curiosity project team for their successful Mars mission.[ 86] [ 87] 2013 –Northrop Grumman /U.S. Navy /Industry team for designing, building, and demonstrating theX-47B ; and for the aircraft's ability to autonomously operate from and perform arrested landings upon an aircraft carrier.[ 84] 2014 –Gulfstream Aerospace for producing theG650 .[ 86] [ 88] 2015 – The NASA-JPL Dawn Mission team for orbiting and exploringprotoplanet Vesta and dwarf planetCeres .[ 86] [ 89] 2016 – TheBlue Origin team for demonstrating rocket booster reusability with theNew Shepard human spaceflight vehicle.[ 90] [ 84] 2017 –Cirrus Aircraft for designing, certifying, and entering-into-service theSF50 Vision , the first single-engine personal jet; and for their inclusion of theCirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) on the aircraft.[ 91] [ 84] 2018 – TheAutomatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) team, which includes theAir Force Research Laboratory , Lockheed Martin, theF-35 Joint Program Office, andNASA for lifesaving technology.[ 92] [ 84] 2019 – TheUSAF-Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team for developing and employing the world's only reusable, autonomous spaceplane.[ 93] [ 84] 2020 –Garmin for designing, developing, and fieldingGarmin Autoland – the world's first certified autonomous system that activates during an emergency to safely control and land an aircraft without human intervention.[ 94] 2021 – TheNASA /JPL /Ingenuity Mars and other worlds for future scientific discovery and exploration.[ 95] 2022 – NASA and Northrop Grumman for theJames Webb Space Telescope "for its unprecedented discovery mission to explore, identify and photograph what lies beyond what is currently known and to seek what is unknown."[ 96] 2023 – NASA,Lockheed Martin , theUniversity of Arizona andKinetX forOSIRIS-REx , the first American mission to gather an asteroid sample and its return to earth[ 97] 2024 –NASA and theJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory for theParker Solar Probe , which ventured into theSun's corona passing 3.83 million mi (6.16 million km) from the solar surface, closer than any previous spacecraft, and setting a record for the fastest human-made object at a speed of 430,000 mph (690,000 km/h).[ 98] 1928 The Collier trophy is awarded to Uncle Sam's Department of Commerce. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aviation, William McCracken (right) receiving the trophy from President Coolidge.
1992 Collier Trophy for the Global Positioning System
2015 NASA's Dava Newman, left, Charles Elachi, Director of JPL, center, and Marc Rayman, Dawn Mission Director and Chief Engineer at JPL, right, accept the Collier Trophy on behalf of the NASA/JPL Dawn Mission Team
2022 Ingenuity team with Collier Trophy
2023 Members of the OSIRIS-REx team with the Collier trophy
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