The Electric VTOL News™, Vol. 3, No. 18, Dec 5, 2018
Welcome to our latest eVTOL eNewsletter! These emails are intended to keep you up to date with important news and events on electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The Electric VTOL News™ is published twice monthly by the Vertical Flight Society, the world's oldest and largest international professional society for those working to advance vertical flight technology.
Did someone forward this email to you? Subscribe to the eVTOL eNewsletter! Please forward this to your colleagues who may be interested in subscribing. And as always, if you don't wish to receive these emails, please click "unsubscribe" at the bottom of this message.
|
|
|
|
6th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium
Early Bird Registration Deadline is Dec. 10!
The Vertical Flight Society's 6th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium will be held on Jan. 29-31 as part of the 8th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, in Mesa, Arizona. The technical meeting will feature technical paper presentations related to manned and unmanned autonomous VTOL aircraft, while the symposium will feature invited presentations, panel sessions and discussions on electric and hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.
More than 50 speakers from industry, academia and government agencies will give their insights into the progress and challenges of achieving an Electric VTOL Revolution. Don't miss your chance to hear the latest insights of leaders from NASA, EASA, FAA, Airbus A³, Bell, Boeing NeXt, ES Aero, Honeywell, Karem, Kitty Hawk, Joby, Neoptera, Sikorsky, Terrafugia, Uber, XTI Aircraft and many others!
Two new eVTOL Short Courses will be offered in conjunction with the event:
- eVTOL Design, Mon, Jan. 28 — conquer the fundamentals of electric VTOL! [Course description]
- eVTOL Aeromechanics & Acoustic Prediction Software, Thurs-Fri, Jan. 31-Feb. 1 — learn how to use the best software available! [Course description]
A limited number of sponsorships and exhibit opportunities still are available for organizations to highlight their work in autonomy and electric VTOL. Current sponsors and exhibitors include Bell, Continuum Dynamics, Gannett Flemming, Honeywell, Karem Aircraft, NEXA Advisors and Terrafugia. Don't miss your chance to be part of this key eVTOL event!
Early Bird Deadline is Dec. 10:
Register early and save $100!
|
|
|
|
|
|
eVTOL News Roundup
|
|
|
This Friday, Dec. 5 is the deadline to sign up to compete in Phase II of the GoFly Prize. Don't miss out! |
|
|
|
|
Mark Your Calendars!
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEXA Advisors and the Vertical Flight Society are collaborating on a new study, "Urban Air Mobility (UAM) — Economics and Global Markets." The prospectus for this groundbreaking study is now: www.nexaadvisors.com/uam-study. It will cover market and economic forecasts for 70 metropolitan areas, 2020 – 2040, including technologies, policies, markets, infrastructure and economics.
|
|
eVTOL.News™ Website Keeps Growing
Have you checked out our eVTOL.news™ website lately? We now have nearly 100 article and 125 eVTOL designs listed in our directory, and the number continues to grow! Additional functionality on the site:
Learn about the different eVTOL aircraft now under development and check out our latest news stories. Past editions of The Electric VTOL News™ are also available.
|
|
|
|
Stay Informed with eVTOL.News™
We hope you enjoy The Electric VTOL News™. Pass it on to other interested professionals or let us know how we can improve this service!
In addition to our website, follow our social media posts! We are @electricVTOL on Facebook and Twitter! Take a look at our educational videos and other social media posts at @VTOLsociety on Instagram, YouTube and Vimeo!
Did someone forward this to you? Sign up to receive your own personal email subscription to The Electric VTOL News! Or check out our past issues at https://tinyurl.com/eVTOL-newsletters.
Vertically yours,
Mike.
Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director
AHS — The Vertical Flight Society
www.vtol.org
 |
|
|
|
|
