The Electric VTOL News™, Vol 4, No 19, Nov 7, 2019
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Nov/Dec Vertiflite Posted!
Launched in 1953, the award-winning Vertiflite is the world's longest-serving and most in-depth magazine on VTOL technology.
- Teaming for Transformative Vertical Flight
- The Electric VTOL News (Round-Up)
- Volocopter Gains VoloCity and Velocity
- Inspiring Students with UAM
- AutoFlightX Prepares for Takeoff
- VFS eVTOL Defining Challenges Workshop
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Community Air Mobility Initiative Launches
CAMI is a new nonprofit industry association dedicated to providing communities and the decision makers that support them with the information and tools that will be vital to the successful integration of aviation into our daily transportation options. CAMI’s mission is to support the responsible integration of urban air mobility (UAM) into communities through education, communication and advocacy.
Read press release
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- John Deere and Volocopter cooperate, Volocopter, Nov 7
- The Promise of Urban Air Mobility, ASTM Int'l, Nov 6
- EHang files IPO, outlines growth plans, EVTOL.com, Nov 5
- Inside the High-Stakes Race to Build the World’s First Flying Taxi, NY Times, Nov 5
- UK Research & Innovation Future Flight Challenge, EVTOL.com, Nov 4
- VIDEO: Interview with Bell VP Glenn Isbell, YouTube, Nov 4
- Triumph & Jaunt Partner, CleanTechnica, Nov 2
- EHang Files For $100M IPO On Nasdaq, Forbes, Nov. 1:
- Uber, NASA team on airspace simulation, EVTOL.com, Oct 31
- Volocopter Showcases VoloDrone, VoloPort, Skyport, Oct 31
- US Air Force to Leverage ‘Air Taxi’ Vehicles, Skyport, Oct 31
- Who’s Going To Give Air Taxi Startups Billions? Maybe Automakers, Forbes, Oct 30
- Partnership Between Vodafone & EHang, Drone Life, Oct 29
- Seaplanes Get Electric With Magnix & Harbour Air, CleanTechnica, Oct 29
- Flying taxi revolution takes off, The Times, Oct 27
- Need a flying taxi? These two firms can get a cab to you 'by 2022', The Guardian, Oct. 26
- Vahana — Our Story: Part 1, Medium, Oct 25
- Samad to fly ½-scale e-Starling prototype, EVTOL.com, Oct 24
- Executives insist air taxis will fly soon, FlightGlobal, Oct 23
- VIDEO: Lilium CEO Daniel Wiegand, EVTOL.com, Oct 23
- NBAA Pushes Electric Air Mobility In Vegas Limelight, CleanTechnica, Oct 27
- Bizav Embracing UAM, but Long Road Ahead, AIN, Oct. 23
- Volocopter flies in Singapore air taxi demo, EVTOL.com, Oct 22
- Air Taxi Takes to the Sky(scrapers), IEEE, Oct 22
- New Lilium Jet video shows flight testing progress, EVTOL.com, Oct 22
- Is UAM Part of Business Aviation's Future?, AIN, Oct 18
- Wing Launches America’s First Commercial Drone Delivery Service, Medium, Oct 18
- Test, test, and test again, LIFT Aircraft blog, Oct 18
- FAA’s Drone Advisory Cmte Makes Recommendations on Remote ID, Skyport, Oct 18
- Porsche & Boeing To Work On “Premium” eVTOL, CleanTechnica, Oct 18
- Vahana to Complete Flight Tests This Year, Skyport, Oct 18
- Russians Join Quest for Flying Cars, Aerocar Journal, Oct 11
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Mark Your Calendars!
Nov. 13-14, 2019 @ NASA Ames, CA
NASA 5th Annual Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Showcase
Dec 10-11, 2019 @ Vienna, Austria
UKi Future of Transportation World Conference
Jan 21-23, 2020 @ San Jose, CA
VFS Transformative Vertical Flight 2020, including the 7th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium. Plan now to attend with 50+ technical paper presentations and 50+ invited speakers!
Feb 29, 2020 @ Ames Research Center, CA
GoFly Final Fly Off
The final fly off of the GoFly Prize competitors, preceded by two days of related activities. Save the date!
March 24-25, 2020 @ near the FAA Tech Center, Atlantic City, NJ
Dedicated to identifying the foundational elements needed to support the development of infrastructure for UAM.
May 19-21, 2020 @ Montreal, Quebec
VFS 76th Annual Forum
The world's largest and longest-serving conference on rotorcraft and eVTOL technology!
July 18-19, 2020 @ Oshkosh, WI
CAFE Foundation 14th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium
Is an important eVTOL event missing? Let us know!
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The GoFly Final Fly Off will be held at NASA’s Ames Research Center with support by Boeing, Google’s Planetary Ventures and Pratt & Whitney on Saturday, Feb. 29th, 2020 – Leap Day!
The GoFly Prize is a community of Innovators finding solutions to mobility, sustainability, and other quality of life issues. To date, 854 teams representing over 3800 competitors from 103 countries have accepted the challenge. Learn more HERE!
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Register to Attend the VFS Transformative Vertical Flight Meeting
The Transformative Vertical Flight 2020 will take place in San Jose, California, Jan. 21-23, 2020. It includes the following meetings:
- 7th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium: 50+ invited speakers discussing the latest plans and progress in electric and hybrid-electric VTOL, urban air mobility and disruptive electric aviation technologies.
- Aeromechanics For Advanced Vertical Flight Technical Meeting: A forum for discussions of emerging aeromechanics challenges and solution methods for future VTOL aircraft. Abstract topics are invited in all areas related to rotorcraft aeromechanics.
- International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC): The premier event for engineers, technologists and managers to discuss the developments in jet, prop and rotor-powered vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft research, concepts and programs. IPLC 2020 will focus on three primary areas: advanced rotorcraft, jet-lift concepts and technologies and progress in propulsion applications such as electric VTOL.
A record number of technical papers will be presented as part of this action-packed 3-day event! In addition, the VFS Short Course on Electric VTOL Fundamentals will be given on Monday, Jan. 20, and a tour of NASA Ames Research Center is planned for Friday, Jan. 24.
This event will likely sell out, so register today! A limited number of sponsorships and exhibit spaces are also available.
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eVTOL Workshop: Infrastructure for UAM
Following on the Vertical Flight Society's very successful Workshop on eVTOL Defining Challenges in September, VFS is planning a follow-on 2-day in-depth Workshop on Infrastructure for Urban Air Mobility in the Atlantic City, New Jersey area (supporting the FAA Tech Center) March 24-25.
Presentation slides from last month's eVTOL Defining Challenges are available for free for attendees and all current VFS members. (Note: if you have never downloaded anything from the VFS Vertical Flight Library, you must first create an account. Contact membership@vtol.org if you need help.)
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329 Abstracts Submitted for VFS Forum 76!
The Vertical Flight Society's 76th Annual Forum and Technology Display will be held May 19-21, 2020 at the Palais des Congres de Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, with the theme, “The Future of Vertical Flight.”
The VFS Annual Forum is the world's leading international conference on vertical flight technology. The three-day event will include more than 250 technical presentations on every discipline from Acoustics to Unmanned Systems. The Technology Display, running concurrent with the Forum, is the most extensive exposition of cutting edge vertical flight technologies in the world, and also includes other technologies more broadly applicable to aerospace in general.
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.
Learn more and make your plans today to attend The Biggest and Best Vertical Flight Technology Conference in the World! Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities available!
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eVTOL.News™ Website
Have you checked out our eVTOL.news™ website lately? 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.
We now have 220 eVTOL designs and 200+ articles listed in the World eVTOL Aircraft Directory, and the number continues to grow! Check out our:
- timeline of eVTOL milestones
- world map of eVTOL developments
- consolidated list of all eVTOL aircraft
- sort by categories such as passenger capacity, energy storage type, thrust type, autonomy and design maturity
- eVTOL company directory of more than 70 VFS member organizations working on eVTOL, including air vehicle, propulsion, avionics, analysis and academic members. Not a member?? Join today to be part of the world’s largest organization supporting vertical flight technology.
Do you have a product or service of interest to the global eVTOL and UAM community? Contact VFS regarding membership and sponsorship opportunities to see how we can help support you!
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Vertically yours,
Mike.
Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director
The Vertical Flight Society
www.vtol.org
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