In 1919 Raymond Orteig, a Frenchman who owned the Brevoort and Lafayette hotels in New York City, made the fledgling flying world an extraordinary offer. Enthralled by tales of pioneer aviators ...

The prize drew its inspiration from the Orteig Prize, which in 1919 challenged aviators to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Charles Lindbergh claimed the Orteig Prize in 1927. Allen, with a deep ...

It's what helped propel his grandfather Charles to fly from Long Island to Paris to claim the Orteig Prize, which is known mostly to aviation history buffs. Raymond Orteig owned hotels in New York ...

L'Oiseau Blanc disappeared attempting a transatlantic flight in 1927 destined to win the Orteig Prize. Many rumors surround the aircraft's fate, with speculation that it crashed in Maine or ...

So hopefully, this prize won't be like the Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean to win the Raymond Orteig prize and will lead to real products. Recently, Wired Magazine also did a ...

Diamandis says the inspiration for XPRIZE came to him after reading about the Orteig Prize — $25,000 for the first person to fly nonstop between New York City and Paris. Charles Lindbergh did it ...

In 1919 Raymond Orteig, a Frenchman who owned the Brevoort and Lafayette hotels in New York City, made the fledgling flying world an extraordinary offer. Enthralled by tales of pioneer aviators ...