The Museum’s Annual Gala, which raises funds for its preservation work and educational programming, was held Saturday, October 8. during which this year’s Achievement Award winner was given to JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, Inc.
“Under JoeBen’s leadership, Joby has developed and pursued certification of state-of-the-art eVTOL aircraft, established strategic partnerships with industry and government agencies, and acquired financial investment to scale manufacturing and realize their vision of a commercially-viable electric ride sharing operation in the near future,” according to Bob Beggs, AHMEC’s Co-Founder and Award Chairman.
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The Gala serves as a showcase for the Museum’s Achievement Award. Past winners include:
| Year | Honoree | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team | First Helicopter Flight on Another Planet |
| 2020 | University of Maryland – School of Medicine, University of Maryland UAS Test Site and Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland | First Successful Transplant Organ Delivery by Drone |
| 2019 | Martine Rothblatt and Tier 1 Engineering | Electric Powered R44 Helicopter |
| 2018 | Lilium GmbH | Lilium Jet |
| 2017 | e-volo (now Volocopter) GmbH | Successful Manned Flight of Volocopter VC200 |
| 2016 | Sikorsky | Unmanned Autonomous Black Hawk |
| 2015 | Jeff Bezos | Amazon PrimeAIR |
| 2014 | AgustaWestland | Project Zero |
| 2013 | AeroVelo | Atlas Human Powered Helicopter |
| 2012 | Kaman and Lockheed Martin | Unmanned KMAX |
| 2011 | University of Maryland | Gamera Human Powered Helicopter |
| 2010 | Sikorsky | X2 Team |
| 2009 | AgustaWestland | AW109 “Round the World” Helicopter Speed Record |