Author: d8812

Theme
“Flight Into the Future”
“If 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.
2017 1st Place– Ages 14-15
Jason Dixon– Central Middle– Central, LA

2017 1st Place—Ages 10-11
Gaeun Van– Riverdale Middle– Jefferson, La

Contest Deadline
Entries must be received by Friday, January 19, 2018. Entries must be sent to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section at the following address: Questions call: (225) 379-3053
LA DOTD Aviation Section
Attention: Ms. Tonjia Summerell
P.O. Box 94245
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245

Phone: (225) 379-3050
Fax: (225) 379-3072
1201 Capitol Access Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802

Eligibility
All children in the age groups shown below are encouraged to participate in the contest. Entries will be judged in six classes (determined by age of the entrant on December 31, 2017).
Class I-Ages 6 to 7 / Class II-Ages 8 to 9/ Class III-Ages 10 to 11 /Class IV-Ages 12 to 13 / Class V-Ages 14 to 15/ Class VI-Ages 16 to 17
http://www.dotd.la.gov/aviation

2018 Louisiana Aviation Art Contest

2017 1st Place– Ages 6-7
Kelly Jia– BRCVPA– Baton Rouge, LA

2017 1st Place– Ages 8-9
Lola Avery– St. Theresa Middle– Gonzales, LA

2018 Louisiana Aviation Art Contest

Contest Rules
Format
The required format for artwork is 11 x 17 inches or, if this is unobtainable, the nearest possible equivalent.
Artwork must NOT be framed or outlined with borders.
Medium
All artwork must be done by hand (or, in the case of physically challenged children, by foot or mouth).
Any of the following media are permitted: Watercolor, acrylic, oil paint, indelible marker pens, felt-tip pens, soft ball-point pens, indelible ink, Crayola or similar indelible medium.
The following media are NOT permitted: Pencil, charcoal or other non-permanent medium; computer generated artwork; collage work involving the use of photocopiers.
Markings
The following details should be clearly shown on the back of the art: Title, family name, given name, address, date of birth, parish of residence, name and address of school which child attends, certificate of authenticity.
Reproduction Rights
Once received, entries will become and remain the property of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section and may be used for a variety of reasons. Those forwarded for national judging become (and remain) the property of the Federation of Aeronatique Internationale (FAI).
Good Luck! We encourage you to visit an airport near you that is having an aviation event and experience for yourself the joys aviation has to offer. Art work will be judged, at least in part, for its creative use of this year’s theme in relation to the aviation world. For more information about Louisiana aviation or aviation in general, please visit the following web sites:
http://www.LaAviator.com http://www.eaa.org
http://www.aopa.org/av8rs http://louisianaairports.org
http://www.dotd.la.gov/intermodal/imt_airport_directory.asp
www.nasao.org

Contest Supporters
The 2018 Louisiana Aviation Art Contest is sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section. In cooperation with the support of the Louisiana Airport Managers and Associates (LAMA) and the Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association (AOPA), we are engaged to encourage young people to become more familiar with and participate in aeronautics, engineering, and science. For more information, contact the local EAA Chapter or the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section.