The Electric VTOL News™, Vol 5, No 7, May 5, 2020
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May/June Vertiflite Now Available!
The latest issue of Vertiflite is now online. Members can log in and read the current and back-issues for free. Sample free eVTOL articles in this issue:
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VFS Webinar Series: eVTOL Infrastructure for UAM
Don't miss the next free webinar on the Challenges of eVTOL Infrastructure! These webinars provide insights into the development of eVTOL infrastructure for urban air mobility (UAM) / advanced air mobility (AAM).
Sign up now for this insightful webinar:
Urban / Municipality Planning & Land Use – sponsored by PS&S
Wednesday, 6 May, 1130 – 1300 EDT (UTC-4)
Moderator: Yolanka Wulff, Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI)
If you missed one of the previous webinars, or want to revisit the briefing charts or Q&A responses, visit www.vtol.org/infrastructure:
1. Fire, Building and Electrical Code for Vertiports – sponsored by Gannett Fleming
2. Weather Systems – sponsored by Deloitte
3. Acoustics and Noise – sponsored by Uber
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- Electric flying car racing series heads toward launch by the end of 2020, Green Car Reports, April 14
- Japan’s SkyDrive advances ‘compact air mobility’, eVTOL.com, April 15
- Near Earth Autonomy enables autonomous resupply for U.S. military, eVTOL.com, April 15
- Will Hydrogen Fuel Cells Play a Role in the VTOL Revolution?Aviation Today, April 16
- The Skyport, Aviation Today, April 16
- German drone taxi startup (Volocopter), Business Insider, April 16
- ElectraFly partners with Utah Manufacturing Initiative for 3D printed parts, eVTOL.com, April 19
- Sumitomo Acquires Stake in OneSky, Aviation Today, April 21
- Meet the Airspeeder, the New Electric VTOL That Looks (and Flies) Like a Formula 1 Racecar, RobbReport, April 21
- Q-and-A on eVTOL crash safety,eVTOL.com, April 22
- Already flying in NZ, Pyka makes case for eSTOL,eVTOL.com, April 22
- WatFly’s Atlas could be the first recreational eVTOL to market, RobbReport, April 23
- EHang commits to building air taxi terminal for China, New Atlas, April 24
- Are Low-Altitude Weather Services Ready for Drones and Air Taxis?, Aviation Today, April 26
- Jason Hurst takes the reins of Bell’s Innovation division, eVTOL.com, April 27
- Dan Dalton Joins Wisk to Lead Global Regulatory Initiatives and Business Partnerships, Wisk press release, April 29
- eVTOL Aircraft Programs Could Face Investment Squeeze, AIN, April 29
- This Autonomous Aircraft Is Forging a New Path in the Electric Flying Taxi Race, Robb Report, April 29
- Consortium Forming in Canada to Promote Commercialization of Drones, Air Taxis, Aviation Today, April 30
- The Skyport, Aviation Today, April 30
- Vertical Aerospace appoints Rolls-Royce’s Tim Williams as Chief Engineer, press release, May 4
- EHang demos centralized drone management in flood response exercise, eVTOL.com, May 4
See below for a roundup of news and videos from the Air Force's
Agility Prime virtual launch last week!
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May 6 @ Virtual
VFS UAM Infrastructure Webinar
4th in a series of free webinars on solving UAM infrastructure challenges.
May 7 @ Virtual
NASA Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Ecosystem Working Groups
National Campaign Breakout 2 and additional ongoing meetings.
May 21 @ Virtual
VFS Pre-Forum Special Sessions
During the week originally planned for its Annual Forum, VFS will host a series of webinars on vertical flight developments. Thursday, May 21 will cover eVTOL progress & challenges.
July 14-16 @ Virtual
CAFE Foundation 14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium
Save the date! Virtual EAS webinars — registration details coming soon!
Oct 6-8 @ VA Beach, VA
VFS 76th Annual Forum
The world's largest and longest-serving conference on rotorcraft and VTOL technology with two days of eVTOL presentations, plus a daylong eVTOL Design Short Course on Oct. 5.
Missing an event? Let us know!
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Pre-Forum Special Webinars
@1300-1630 EDT (UTC-4)
May 19 — Military Rotorcraft
May 20 — FVL & JMR
May 21 — Electric VTOL:
Challenges in Electric VTOL
- Anna Dietrich, CAMI
- Nick Lappos, Sikorsky
- Michael Dyment, NEXA Advisors
Progress in Electric VTOL (tentative)
- Eric Bartsch, VerdeGo
- Yves Yemsi, Lilium
- Chip Palombini, BETA
- Pamela Cohn, Hyundai
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US Air Force Agility Prime Launch Event
On April 27–May 1, the US Air Force held a week-long virtual launch event for its Agility Prime initiative. Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, launched the program to accelerate the growth of the transformative vertical flight market for subsequent government use.
Videos:
News:
- Agility Prime to hold Virtual Launch Event, Air Force news, April 13
- Roper Sees Air Force ‘Flying Cars’ In Production By 2023, Breaking Defense, April 16
- 50 Vendors Vie For Air Force Flying Car, Breaking Defense, April 21
- Air Force Turns Focus to Flying Cars, Nextgov, April 21
- Sabrewing to roll out its Rhaegal drone during Agility Prime launch, eVTOL.com, April 22
- Air Force plans virtual kick-off for its ‘flying car’ initiative, Agility Prime, Vertical mag, April 23
- Flying Cars Could Take Off Soon, If We Let the Military Help, USAF Commentary in Wired, April 27
- Companies unveil offerings for US Air Force’s Agility Prime eVTOL effort, Jane's, April 27
- Air Force Kicks Off Its Search for a Flying Car, Air Force Mag, April 27
- Thousands tune in for Air Force’s Agility Prime launch, eVTOL.com, April 28
- Through Agility Prime, Air Force Commits to Commercial Success of Air Taxis, Aviation Today, April 28
- U.S. Air Force wants 30 eVTOLs carrying cargo, passengers, eVTOL.com, April 29
- Why the US Air Force’s eVTOL effort helps private investor confidence, Flight Global (free login required), April 30
- Sabrewing Unveils Prototype ‘Rhaegal-A’ Unmanned VTOL Cargo Aircraft, Aviation Today, May 1
- USAF eyes small flying car fleet by 2030, Shephard, May 1
- Agility Prime: The Pentagon's eVTOL Power Play, Osinto, May 1
- Sabrewing rolls out Rhaegal drone, partnership with Safran, eVTOL.com, May 1
- Thinking ahead: Agility Prime kicks off, Air Force news, May 1
- Flyt Aerospace Red Hummingbird, Jane's, May 3
Contracting with the US Air Force:
- The Innovative Capabilities Opening establishes a rapid contracting mechanism beginning in 2020 with a “Race to Certification” series to drive government procurement of operational capability by 2023
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Latest eVTOL Short Course & Other eVTOL Videos Now Online
Need educational information and market intelligence on eVTOL? VFS has an extensive library of hundreds of rotorcraft and eVTOL educational videos, with 60 online videos added just since January! Many of these videos are available to the public on our YouTube Channel, but more in-depth videos are available to VFS members at no charge by going to our video library at www.vtol.org/videos and logging in. Take a look at some of these videos added since January:
- VFS eVTOL Webinar Series
- VFS videos from HAI Heli-Expo 2020, Anaheim, CA, Jan 27-30
- 7th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium, San Jose, CA, Jan 21-23
Check out all of the latest videos at www.vtol.org/videos!
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Forum 76 Rescheduled to October
The VFS Annual Forum is the world's leading international conference on vertical flight technology. The three-day event — with the theme, “The Future of Vertical Flight” — will include some 250 technical presentations on every discipline from Acoustics to Unmanned Systems. Featured this year will be in-depth eVTOL technical paper sessions, a series of invited expert panels and speakers and a new Short Course on Electric VTOL Aircraft Design — three full days of eVTOL learning and sharing!
The Technology Display, running concurrently with the Forum, is the most extensive exposition of cutting-edge vertical flight technologies in the world. Submit your application to exhibit at the world's largest and longest-running vertical flight technology conference.
Learn more and make your plans to attend today! |
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Vertically yours,
Mike.
Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director
The Vertical Flight Society
www.vtol.org
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