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Ready your crayons for Commuter Craft contest

Paint scheme prizes for youth, adults

July 16, 2018 By David Tulis

Commuter Craft, the Georgia-based company behind the Innovator, an experimental single-engine pusher-prop with fixed gear and a canard, has announced a paint scheme contest with cash prizes for youth and adults.

Commuter Craft announced a paint scheme design for the Innovation, a canard-nosed, fixed-gear, pusher-prop single. Photo courtesy of Commuter Craft.
Commuter Craft announced a paint scheme design for the Innovation, a canard-nosed, fixed-gear, pusher-prop single. Photo courtesy of Commuter Craft.

The aircraft company behind the twin-rudder composite design is “looking for fresh artwork ideas” to showcase the 60-inch-wide-cabin, 180-horsepower, VFR model that cruises at 184 mph. Estimates indicate that home builders can complete the aircraft for about $135,000.

There are two categories—one for youth ages 17 and under, and one for adults. A grand prize of $500 will be awarded in addition to first-, second-, and third-place winners of $250, $100, and $50, respectively, according to a July 10 news release.

The contest deadline is July 31, just after 2018 EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where aviation enthusiasts can see the aircraft in person.

The Commuter Craft first flew in 2015 and made its public debut at the 2016 U.S. Sport Aviation Expo.

David Tulis
David Tulis
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Senior Photographer David Tulis joined AOPA in 2015 and is a private pilot with single-engine land and sea ratings and a tailwheel endorsement. He is also a certificated remote pilot and co-host of the award-wining AOPA Hangar Talk podcast. David enjoys vintage aircraft and photography.
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Topics: Aviation Industry, EAA AirVenture

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