The Electric VTOL News™, Vol 7, No 18, Sep 13, 2022
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6th AAM Infrastructure Workshop Next Week!
Register now for this premier event!
VFS is hosting its 6th Workshop on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Infrastructure on Sept. 20-22 in Dayton, Ohio. This two-day meeting is the sixth in a series of solution-focused workshops. The program includes an exclusive tour and technology display at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport.
These workshops provide an open forum to stakeholders and interested parties from industry and applicable government and regulatory bodies to discuss operations and safety requirements and expectations as they relate to AAM technology and infrastructure. This includes discussions regarding key operational and safety questions pertaining to AAM infrastructure to better understand potential eVTOL aircraft limitations and aerodynamic deficiencies that must be considered in future infrastructure development.
The workshop will identify collaborative research and development opportunities necessary for creating safe infrastructure design standards based on aircraft performance criteria. This will build upon existing safety data to identify pre-competitive areas where proactive industry collaboration would be valuable in accelerating adoption, and identify collaborative opportunities between industry and government agencies that will benefit the UAM industry, as well as drafting consensus-based strategies to advance infrastructure operations and safety at key federal, state and local levels.
For more information, click here.
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VFS News
- Electric CTOL/STOL News, Sept/Oct 2022, Vertiflite, Sept. 13
- eVTOL Leaders Continue Momentum, Vertiflite, Sept. 8
- E-VTOL Flight Test Council Webinar: Flight Testing eVTOL Aircraft, YouTube, Sept. 7
- Canadian Start-up VPorts Plans AAM Vertiport Network in Québec, Future Flight, Sept. 7
- Aircraft Charging Unit, Medium, Sept. 6
- AAM Infrastructure Still the Known Unknown, AIN Online, Sept. 1
- VFS Interview - Colonel Nathan P. Diller, Director, AFWERX, USAF, YouTube, Sept. 1
- Engaging Electric Aircraft, Vertiflite, Aug. 25
Airbus
Beta
Eve
Lilium
Vertical Aerospace
Volocopter
Other eVTOL Aircraft News
- eVTOL ‘axe by skyfly’ trades rotating wings for 70 KW motors with 280 KW peak power, Design Boom, Sept. 9 (Video)
- An autonomous eVTOL has completed its 2022 test flight, Mashable, Sept. 9 (Video)
- The Most Famous Electric Personal Jet Dazzles in Another Flight Demo, Is Coming to the U.S., autoevolution, Sept. 9 (Video)
- Eve, AMSL Aero, and V-Star Provide eVTOL Development Updates, Aviation Today, Sept. 8
- EVTOL Company Jetson Set to Close $10 M Seed Round With +$8M Secured, Bezinga, Sept. 8
- St Baker tips millions into Australian electric aircraft technology, Renew Economy, Sept. 7
- Doroni H1 Personal Flying eVTOL selling out fast – only 14 left – snip at USD195,000!, eVTOL Insights, Sept. 6
- SkyDrive’s Outpost in South Carolina, Akihabara News, Sept. 6
- Volant Aerotech Rolls Out VE25 eVTOL Technology Demonstrator, Future Flight, Sept. 6
- Zeva aims for efficiency and practicality with upgraded Z2 eVTOL UFO, New Atlas, Sept. 5
- ‘Inferno’ wins German Aerospace Centre Design Challenge 2022, eVTOL Insights, Sept. 2
- Testing Paces Opener’s Progress With Personal eVTOL, Aviation Week, Sept. 1
- This New Two-Person eVTOL Flies at 100 MPH—and Fits in Your Driveway, Robb Report, Sept. 1
- Luxury Electric Aircraft Developer VRCO, Signs MOU with Spanish Firm CITD, businesswire, Aug. 30
General eVTOL/AAM News
- Kumho magnetic levitation UAM tyre wins 2022 Red Dot Design Award, eVTOL Insights, Sept. 12
- Clear Prop! | #3, Clear Prop!, Sept. 11
- Federal funding to give lift to OSU’s Aerospace Institute, The Journal Record, Sept. 6
- Hyundai auto group bolsters strategic alliance with KT to develop future mobility technologies, Aju Business Daily, Sept. 8
- Deloitte Offers Strategic Roadmap for AAM Industry in New Jersey, Future Flight, Sept. 9
- Advanced Air Mobility Center in Ohio Will Enable Collaboration between USAF, NASA, Academia, and Industry, Aviation Today, Sept. 6
- Experts Discuss Investment Opportunities for Advanced Air Mobility in Australia, Aviation Today, Sept. 6
- South Korea’s Jeju Island Plans eVTOL Air Taxi Rides for Tourists, Future Flight, Sept. 2
- Victoria Seeks Advanced Air Mobility Leadership Role in Australia, Future Flight, Aug. 30
- Editorial: eVTOL in Ohio, Toledo Blade, Aug. 28
Infrastructure & Operations
- Skyports Continues Partnerships with Wisk and AirAsia, Prepares for Vertiport Testing in Paris, Aviation Today, Sept. 12
- As Airports Rush To Electrify, Important Questions Remain Unanswered, And Unasked, JD Supra, Sept. 9
- VPorts joins the race to create the first eVTOL vertiport network in Quebec, Vertical, Sept. 7
- Air bp introduces new custom-designed all-electric refuelling vehicle at Brisbane Airport, Asian Aviation, Aug. 30
Regulators & Regulations
Power & Energy
- Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 36. Battery Management, Leeham News, Sept. 9
- An old aerodynamic problem could pose a new challenge for eVTOL aircraft, The Air Current, Sept. 9
- Electric aircraft propulsion and how it works, AOPA, Sept. 9
- Electra completes hybrid-electric propulsion system tests for eSTOL aircraft, Vertical, Sept. 8
- Cracking the Code for eVTOL Batteries, Flying, Sept. 8
- Safran Aims to Acquire Thales’s Aeronautical Electrical Systems Business, Future Flight, Sept. 6
- World first all-electric jet engine claimed by Scottish firm Mako Aerospace, The Scotsman, Sept. 2
eCTOL / eSTOL
- UAE to license region's first electric cargo plane, Khaleej Times, Sept. 11
- Florida electric aviation startup VerdeGo Aero to hire after investments from Raytheon, Stetson alumni, Orlando Inno, Sept. 9
- Collins to ship 1MW motor to P&WC this month as hybrid project progresses, Flight Global, Sept. 9
- Electra hybrid-electric powertrain passes ground test, Aerospace Testing International, Sept. 8
- Why electric airplanes are taking off at flight schools, CNN Business, Sept. 8
- Seaglider aims to deliver sustainable sea change, Flight Global, Sept. 7
- Smartflyer Moves, Along with Former Namesake Fly-in, Sustainable Skies, Sept. 7
- MagniX Ready for New Markets, Sustainable Skies, Sept. 7
- Icelandair Conducts First Flight Test With Passengers in a Fully-Electric Training Plane, Avitation Today, Sept. 2
- Regions eye energy supplier role in switch to clean planes, Euractiv, Sept. 2
- Regent Says Approval in Principle Marks Key Step to Certification of Electric Sea Glider, Future Flight, Aug. 31
- Rolls-Royce axes testbed conversion plan for ex-Qantas 747-400, Flight Global, Aug. 31
- Sonex and Gabriel DeVault Partner on Electric Kitplane, Sustainable Skies, Aug. 30
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eVTOL Technical Papers
Clear Prop! (not affiliated with VFS) is a newsletter summarizing technical papers in AAM from leading institutions around the world. It is published every two weeks and includes key insights from fields spanning battery tech, hardware, data science, and the like, providing a holistic view of cutting-edge research central & peripheral to eVTOLs.
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Since May 2020, VFS has launched a number of initiatives to advance the hydrogen-electric / hydrogen fuel cell aviation industry to support new eVTOL and eCTOL aircraft applications.
We founded the H2eVTOL Council, which has been holding monthly educational webinars since January 2021 to understand the full range of the hydrogen aviation ecosystem. In January 2022, we created the H2-Aero Team to developing a white paper for a possible hydrogen hub that would serve a combination of eVTOL, eCTOL and eSTOL H2-Aero applications.
The industry leading work by VFS resulted in the 1st H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop in North America in March 2022 (see below) which brought 135 leading experts together at a hybrid in-person and virtual event.
Sign up to join one or both of these two H2 working groups to help decarbonize aviation! Go to www.vtol.org/hydrogen to learn more.
Here's a roundup of recent H2 articles:
- Horizon Europe project developing liquid hydrogen energy storage for net zero aviation, Innovation News Netwok, Sept. 13
- Duxion Signs $500 Million CAD Memorandum of Understanding for eJet motor™ Order, Edmonton Journal, Sept. 12
- Scientists Just Made Hydrogen Fuel With Nothing But Air and Solar Power, Singularity Hub, Sept. 9
- US start-up Connect sees niche in bringing touch of class to turboprops, Flight Global, Sept. 8
- Aircraft in Jersey could be powered by hydrogen, BBC, Sept. 8
- Podcast: The Price of Sustainability, Aviation Week, Sept. 8
- Paraguay progress with two MOUs signed with potential long-term customers, bnamericas, Sept. 8
- A Chinese man rode a hydrogen balloon to pick pine nuts. He ended up drifting 300km, CNN, Sept. 8
- Green hydrogen: Short-term scarcity, long-term uncertainty, Science Daily, Sept. 8
- Hydrogen-powered Blue Islands flights on the horizon after Universal Hydrogen collaboration, ITV, Sept. 7
- A review of patenting trends of hydrogen fuel cells in the transport sector, Lexology, Sept. 6
- Delta places huge order for sustainable aviation fuel made with 839MW of green hydrogen, ReCharge, Sept. 6
- Aviation can ‘piggyback’ on broader hydrogen innovations, H2-View, Sept. 5
- Interview: ZeroAvia CEO Val Miftakhov, The Engineer, Sept. 2
- Canada-Germany hydrogen deal could be 'game changer,' though skepticism remains, CBC, Aug. 24
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The Sept/Oct Edition of Vertiflite is Now Online!
Featured eVTOL articles in this issue:
VFS members can download the current and all past issues of Vertiflite!
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VFS Annual Forum a Success!
The Vertical Flight Society's 78th Annual Forum & Technology Display was a great success! More than 1,250 people experienced the "Future of Vertical Flight" at Forum 78, held May 10-12, 2022, in Ft. Worth, Texas. Some 220 technical papers were presented, plus more than 50 invited presentations and panel discussions by experts and decision makers in industry, academia, government agencies and research institutions.
Event attendees can access the technical papers by logging on to www.vtol.org/my-VFS or by visiting the Forum 78 proceedings page. Non-attendees can purchase the proceedings or individual papers. You can also check out more than 400 photos from the event — videos now posted!
Calling all researchers! Forum 79 will be held May 16–18, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The VFS Annual Forum is the world's leading international technical event on vertical flight technology. The conference will span three days and include 200+ technical papers on every discipline from Acoustics to Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, as well as invited presentations and discussions by leaders in the military, government agencies and industry. Abstracts are due by Monday, October 10, 2022. Learn more at www.vtol.org/authors
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VFS Visits EAA AirVenture
VFS spent a week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, interviewing vertical flight and electric aviation companies and organizations. In the coming weeks, VFS will be posting video interviews with 16 companies and organizations, including AFWERX, Air Canada Cargo, Electra Aero and many others in the coming weeks.
Visit the VFS EAA AirVenture 2022 YouTube playlist for in-depth interviews with AFWERX, Ampaire, Opener and Rotor X, along with BlackFly flight footage!
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Drone Competition Deadline!
Attention Students: The deadline to enter the 3rd Annual VFS Design-Build-Vertical Flight Student Competition is approaching. All student teams wishing to compete for a total of $5,000 in cash awards must submit a Letter of Intent to Submit no later than Monday, Sept. 26!
Learn more about this year's RFP and past winners at www.vtol.org/fly.
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VFS eVTOL Short Courses
Need an introduction to eVTOL or need to become an expert? Watch one of our recent eVTOL short courses video recordings:
- Short Course on Electric VTOL Technology — Video on demand (6.9 hours of instruction) — held June 2022 — New!
- Short Course on Electric VTOL Design: Video-on-demand (10.2 hours of instruction) includes 1,000 presentation slides in PDF format — held Feb. 2022
- Short Course on Electric VTOL Technology: Video-on-demand (10.5 hours of instruction) includes hundreds of presentation slides in PDF format — held June 2021
- Short Course on Electric VTOL Design (Introduction): Video-on-demand for this 9-hour eVTOL short course — with more than 500 presentation slides provided in PDF format — Sept. 2020
- Short Course on Electric VTOL Design (Intermediate): Video-on-demand for this 9-hour eVTOL short course — with more than 500 presentation slides provided in PDF format — Feb. 2021
Check out all of our short courses available for purchase. The cost for each course is US$325.
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