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Greatest Aviation Innovation sponsored by Eclipse Aviation

Voting Results from 
Sun 'n Fun 2003
303 votes total -
Innovation Votes  %
The Wright Flyer 138  45.25%
Jet Engines 53  17.38%
Piper Cub 35  11.48%
Sikorski Helicopter 15  4.92%
Boeing 747 14  4.59%
Boeing 247/ Douglas DC-3 14  4.59%
Controllable Pitch Propellers 12  3.93%
Learjet 11  3.61%
Air Traffic Control 10  3.28%
deHavilland Comet & Boeing Dash 80 1  .33%

Voting Results from 
Dayton, OH 2003

1684 votes total - 

The Wright Flyer 1104   65.56%
Jet Engines 270   16.03%
Boeing 747 67   3.98%
Air Traffic Control 67   3.98%
Boeing 247/ Douglas DC-3 44   2.61%
Controllable-Pitch Propellers 34   2.02%
Piper J-3 Cub 33   1.96%
Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter 26   1.6%
Learjet 26   1.54%
de Havilland Comet and Boeing Dash 80 12   .72%

Voting Results from 
Dearborn, MI 2003

2234 votes total - 

The Wright Flyer 1123   50.27%
Jet Engine 430   19.25%
Air Traffic Control 145   6.49%
Boeing 747 126   5.64%
Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter 103   4.61%
Boeing 247/Douglas DC-3 93   4.16%
Controllable-Pitch Propellers 77   3.45%
Learjet 61   2.73%
Piper J-3 Cub 46   2.06%
De Havilland Comet and Boeing Dash 80 30   1.34%

Voting Results from 
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2003

2085 votes total - 

The Wright Flyer 1120   53.72%
Jet Engine 380   18.23%
Piper J-3 Cub 160   7.67%
Boeing 247/ Douglas DC-3 127   6.09%
Air Traffic Control 85   4.08%
Boeing 747 57   2.73%
Controllable- Pitch Propellers   55   2.64%
Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter 50   2.40%
De Havilland Comet and Boeing Dash 80 26   1.25%
Learjet 25   1.20% 
Greatest Aviation Innovations of the First 100  Years

Eclipse Aviation is honored to present the Greatest Aviation Innovations of the First 100 Years, in partnership with EAA. From the thousands of breakthroughs that have occurred since the Wright brothers' first flight, our blue-ribbon panel has selected 10 finalists - those aircraft and technical innovations that have most significantly impacted commercial and recreational aviation.

Please join us in celebrating these innovations, and in keeping the spirit of invention alive.

The grand prize winner was selected at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida on October 9. Congratulations to the jet engine, voted the greatest aviation innovation.

Online Poll Results

Jet Engines  37.4%
Wright Flyer 37.1%
Piper J-3 Cub 7.5%
Boeing 747 4.6%
Air Traffic Control  3.7%
Douglas DC-3/Boeing Model 247 3.4%
Sikorsky VS-300 Helicopter 2.2%
Controllable-Pitch Propellers 1.6%
Learjet 1.4%
De Havilland Comet/Boeing Dash 80 1.1%

Total Votes: 16,234

Final Results

Announcement of the Greatest Aviation Innovation
Vern Raburn, Eclipse president and CEO, announces the voting results at the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 56th Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, Florida.

               




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