Orteig Prize

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The Orteig Prize was a $25,000 aviation challenge offered in the 1920s for the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris, famously won by Charles Lindbergh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation challenge
aviation prize
monetary prize
announcementDate May 1919
completionMethod solo nonstop transatlantic flight
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currency US dollar
distanceRequirement approximately 5800 kilometers
eligibility any Allied aviator of World War I
extendedTimeLimit additional 5 years
field aviation
firstOffered 1919
historicalEra interwar period
inception 1919
influence demonstrated effectiveness of incentive prizes in innovation
increased public interest in aviation
stimulated long-distance aviation development
inspiredBy post–World War I advances in aviation
legacy model for later incentive prizes such as the Ansari X Prize
locationOfSponsorBusiness New York City
medium heavier-than-air powered aircraft
nonstopRequirement no intermediate landings allowed
notableAttempt Alcock and Brown transatlantic flight (did not meet route requirement)
notableWinnerFame made Charles Lindbergh an international celebrity
objective first nonstop flight between New York and Paris
first nonstop flight between Paris and New York
prizeMoney 25000 US dollars
reasonForReoffer no team succeeded within initial 5-year period
reoffered 1925
riskLevel high
routeEndpoint New York City
Paris
sponsor Raymond Orteig
sponsorNationality French-American
sponsorOccupation hotelier
status awarded
timeLimit 5 years from announcement
winner Charles Lindbergh
winningAircraft Spirit of St. Louis
winningAircraftType Ryan NYP monoplane
winningArrivalAirport Le Bourget Field
surface form: Le Bourget Airport
winningDepartureAirport Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
surface form: Roosevelt Field
winningDirection New York to Paris
winningFlightArrivalDate 1927-05-21
winningFlightDate 1927-05-20
winningFlightDuration about 33.5 hours
winningPilot Charles Lindbergh

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Charles Lindbergh awardReceived Orteig Prize
We describesEvent Orteig Prize
this entity surface form: New York to Paris flight of 1927
Ryan NYP monoplane awardsAssociated Orteig Prize
this entity surface form: Orteig Prize (won by Charles Lindbergh using this aircraft)
N-X-211 notableEvent Orteig Prize
this entity surface form: New York to Paris flight of 1927
N-X-211 associatedWithAward Orteig Prize
Wright J-5C Whirlwind usedInEvent Orteig Prize
this entity surface form: 1927 New York–Paris flight
Spirit of St. Louis builtFor Orteig Prize
Spirit of St. Louis achieved Orteig Prize
Raymond Orteig knownFor Orteig Prize
Raymond Orteig notableWork Orteig Prize
Raymond Orteig sponsored Orteig Prize
Ryan NYP designedFor Orteig Prize
this entity surface form: Orteig Prize competition
Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis builtFor Orteig Prize
this entity surface form: New York–Paris prize flight
single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis prize Orteig Prize
subject surface form: Spirit of St. Louis
Ansari X Prize predecessor Orteig Prize
Ansari X Prize inspiredBy Orteig Prize