Rolls-Royce Sponsors 2005 National Aviation Heritage Invitational

ROLLS-ROYCE PLEDGED ITS SUPPORT FOR THE 2005 National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI), which includes the Eastern Regional competition at the Dayton Airshow in Dayton, Ohio, on July 16 to 17, and the Western Regional Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, on September 16 to 18.

The overall winner of each invitational will be presented with the Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy that is displayed at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington's Dulles International Airport in Virginia. The winners' and the restoration facility's names will be engraved on a plaque and placed on the trophy.

Entry applications, details on eligibility and judging criteria are available at www.heritagetrophy.org. For more information, contact Lorraine Rodman, director, at (703) 621-2774, or Invitational coordinator Alan Mangels, (703) 621-2734.