The Electric VTOL News™, Vol 7, No 13, Jun 21, 2022
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 (eVTOL) aircraft. The Electric VTOL News™ is a free newsletter published since 2016 by the Vertical Flight Society — distributed every other Tuesday! If you are new to this newsletter, check out our archive of past issues of the Electric VTOL News to see what you've missed!
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Heading to Oshkosh? Come to the 16th Annual EAS!
The 16th annual Electric Aircraft Symposium returns to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24, the weekend before EAA's AirVenture. Join some of the world’s leading innovators and early adopters at the world’s longest running electric aircraft conference at the air-conditioned Univ. Wisconsin-Oshkosh Conference Center for an in-person and virtual event covering eVTOL, eSTOL and eCTOL aircraft and battery-electric, hybrid-electric and H2 energy sources.
Lilium is the primary sponsor, and there are more sponsorship opportunities still available.
Plan to arrive in Oshkosh early to attend this exclusive industry event, or attend virtually from anywhere in the world. Confirmed speakers from AFWERX, Beta, Elroy, Eve, Hydroplane, Joby, Lilium, MightyFly, NAA, Vertical, Volocopter and more!
The virtual events in 2020 and 2021 featured a record number of speakers and attendees and we expect strong participation at this year’s hybrid event! Check out the EAS webpage to learn more.
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VFS News
Archer
Beta
Eve
Joby
Lilium
Overair
Wisk
Other eVTOL Aircraft News
- Mayman Aerospace debuts Speeder air utility vehicle, Aerospace, June 20
- “We can put you in it and you can fly Tomorrow” – RYSE Aero Technologies’ CEO Mick Kowitz, Aero Futures, June 19
- Jetson CEO takes his eVTOL on a commute to work, New Atlas, June 19
- Doroni Aerospace Engages with Local Government & Law Enforcement, GlobalNewswire, June 16
- SkyDrive Hires Aviation Policy Heavyweight, Akihabara News, June 15
- From electric Twister to tilt-wing eVTOLs, Flyer, June 14
- Blade Europe weighs multiple expansion opportunities, eVTOL.com, June 13
- What You Don’t Know About Supernal, Hyundai’s Futuristic Air Mobility Solution, Hot Cars, June 11
- Fixar Unveils New Long-Range eVTOL Aircraft That Can Fly 186 Miles on a Single Charge, Autoevolution, June 10
- The race is on for the world’s first electric air taxi, Quartz India, June 10
- Airspeeder Eyes High-Performance eVTOL Market With Multicopter, Aviation Week, June 9
- Autoflight releases full-length eVTOL flight test video, New Atlas, June 8
- BRV China-backed eVTOL Start-up Zerog Closes Nearly RMB10 Million Seed Round, PRNewswire, June 7
- This luxurious flying car basks in uplifting interior comfort for high speed megacity travel, Yanko Design, June 7
- SkyDrive Aims to Demo Flying Cars in 2025, CNET, June 7
General eVTOL/AAM News
- How proper simulators can be used to develop eVTOL pilot training programs, eVTOL.com, June 20
- New York Helicopter Bans Raise Questions about eVTOL Operations, Future Flight, June 20
- Look! Up in the sky! It’s an air taxi. They’re coming to Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, June 19
- Podcast: AAM, New Space Face Financial Wilderness, Aviation Week, June 17
- Honeywell has a new urban air mobility lab. Why does its avionics research matter for UAM?, Military Aerospace and Electronics, June 16
- The Countdown Begins: Flying Taxis and the Paris Olympic Games, eVTOL Insights, June 14
- Daily Memo: Lessons Learned From UAS Ops Are Being Applied To AAM, Aviation Week, June 13
- Learn to fly: eVTOLs and autonomous flight, Lexology, June 13
- JEC World 2022, Part 3: Emphasizing emerging markets, thermoplastics and carbon fiber, Composites World, June 9
- Exclusive: Flying taxis set for takeoff, Deloitte says, Axios, June 9
- Advanced air mobility can connect rural communities and regions, Open Access Government, June 9
- The Average Air Taxi Will Be Cheaper Than an Uber Black, a New Study Says, Robb Report, June 7
- EVTOL aircraft could become common in cities in the 2030s: Deloitte, Smart Cities Drive, June 7
Regulations & Regulators
- Flying taxis: UK CAA determines safety certification standards for new eVTOLs, AeroTime Hub, June 17
- FAA calls for focus on safety amid wave of new flying technology, AeroTime Hub, June 16
- House Passes Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Bill, AIN, June 16
- How Long Until A New Advanced Aviation Industry Takes Flight?, Government Accountability Office, June 9
- Air taxi certification times could be unrealistic: US government report, Flight Global, June 9
Infrastructure & Operations
- Electrification of Airports From Landside to Airside, Yahoo News, June 20
- France’s SITA to provide IT services at Skyports’ AAM vertiports, DroneDJ, June 15
- Port San Antonio eying Jetsons-like aircraft for next-gen campus, San Antonio Business Journal, June 15
- Skyports selects Westcott Space Cluster as centre of excellence for drone operations, eVTOL Insights, June 14
- Ampaire Steps Up Plans To Help Airports Prepare for Electric Aircraft, FutureFlight, June 13
- Dymond Group tags Newfoundland as likely site of Canada’s first Air-One vertiport, eVTOL.com, June 10
- Ferrovial Aeropuertos has completed the acquisition of a stake in the concessionaire of the new Terminal 1 at JFK International Airport in New York, Ferrovial, June 10
- Beyond flights of fantasy: Disassembling the complexities of Advanced Air Mobility, eVTOL Insights, June 10
- Airports Group Plans Vertiports with eVTOL Developers, AIN, June 9
- Students Showcase Ideas For The Climate-Friendly Airport Of The Future, Simple Flying, June 7
- Avolon Partners with Global Aviation and Airport Leaders to Accelerate eVTOL Operations in Brazil, Monitor Daily, June 6
Power & Energy
eCTOL / eSTOL
- Dutch Electric Aircraft Startup Maeve Aerospace Unveils $3.6 million Funding, Simple Flying June 20
- The real cost of green aviation, Strategy&, June 20
- Retired Fredericton engineer's ultralight plane powered by electricity, CBC, June 20
- Zeppelin airline: Fly from downtown Vancouver to Seattle City Centre by 100-passenger airship, Daily Hive, June 20
- Swedish All-Electric Aircraft Turns Out to Be a Hit on the Global Market, autoevolution, June 17
- Cranfield Aerospace Solutions to work with German start-up Evia Aero on zero-emission flights, Flight Global, June 16
- Spanish Airline Plans Airship Services From 2026, AIN, June 15
- Rolls-Royce chief sees trans-Atlantic sustainable aviation fuel breakthrough in 2023, The National, June 14
- Experts say fresh thinking on business models key to capitalising on green technologies, FlightGlobal, June 10
- Electra Acquires Airflow, Consolidates eSTOL Development, Aviation Today, June 9
- A Small New York Company Is Already Providing UAM — With Seaplanes, Forbes, June 8
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June 21: NASA AAM Working Group
UAM Airspace Research Roadmap
Virtual
June 22: NASA AAM Working Group
MBSE Models on the AEWG Portal
Virtual
July 23-24: VFS Meeting
16th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium
Oshkosh, WI, USA + virtual
Register today!
June 30: NASA AAM Working Group
AEWG March Workshop - Breakout Report Out (Part 2)
Virtual
Aug. 3-4: Berkely Tech Transfer
Future of Aviation: Advancing Aerial Mobility
San Francisco, California
Aug. 22-23: AAM Industry Forum
National Air Mobility Industry Forum
Springfield, Ohio, USA
Register today!
Aug. 22-26: NASA RVLT Workshop
NASA Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology (RVLT) Project
Moffett Field, California
Sept. 20-22: VFS Meeting
6th eVTOL Infrastructure Workshop
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Save the date!
Oct. 26-28: AIRTEC 2022
International Fair on Aerospace Future Air Mobility & New Space
Munich, Germany
Register today!
Nov. 8-10: EUROPEAN ROTORS
The VTOL Show and Safety Conference
Cologne, Germany
Save the date!
Jan. 24-26: VFS Meeting
2023 Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting and Electric VTOL Symposium
Mesa, Arizona
Abstracts due Sept. 15!
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VFS founded its H2eVTOL Council in May 2020 and has been holding monthly educational webinars since January 2021. The newly added H2-Aero Team now includes all eVTOL, eCTOL and eSTOL H2-Aero applications. 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:
- Airport hydrogen fueling infrastructure is falling behind H2 plane development, Hydrogen Fuel News, June 20
- FlyH2 ready to scale with hydrogen-powered plane, ventureburn, June 20
- Hydroplane Debuts Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology to Decarbonize General Aviation Travel, Los Angeles Business Journal, June 20
- KHI to Develop Components for Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft, Fuel Cells Works, June 20
- Hydrogen Aircraft to Kick Off Operations in Northern Europe by 2025, autoevolution, June 17
- Otto Aviation to use fuel cell system from ZeroAvia, electrive.com, June 17
- GKN confident fuel cells could power 96-seat aircraft as H2GEAR project advances, Flight Global, June 17
- H2Gear Hybrid-Electric Propulsion May Benefit Larger Aircraft, GKN Says, Aviation Week, June 16
- Otto Reveals Plan for Hydrogen-Powered 19-Seat Celera Aircraft, FutureFlight, June 15
- Air Liquide, Groupe ADP joint venture to support hydrogen aviation, Gas World, June 15
- World’s first commercial hydrogen aircraft is ‘Made in Holland’, Innovative Origins, June 14
- Airbus, Kansai Airports partner on hydrogen study, Asian Aviation, June 12
- ZeroAvia and MONTE Strike Deal for 100 Hydrogen-Electric Powertrains to Enable Zero-Emission Aircraft Leasing, ZeroAvia, June 8
- Universal Hydrogen Signs Deal to Convert 75 ATR-600s to Hydrogen Power for Connect Airlines, FutureFlight, June 8
- Already flying on hydrogen, H2Fly sets a practical course for green aviation, The Air Current, June 7
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H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop Recordings Are Now Available!
The 1st H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop, held on March 29-31 in Long Beach, California, featured two days of informative presentations and insightful discussions on the future of hydrogen fuel cells in aviation, as well as an exclusive tour of Shell's hydrogen and fuel cell heavy duty vehicle facilities.
VFS members and event attendees can now access video recordings of the more than 30 presentations at the symposium.
Check out the proceedings of this groundbreaking event here!
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AAM Supply Chain Working Group
NASA is collaborating with Agility Prime on an important initiative to promote the development of a strong and resilient Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) supply chain that can scale as the market matures, and has published a fact sheet on Building Resilient Aerospace Supply Chain.
The Working Group recently held a meeting on June 9. To view the video recordings of past meetings or to learn about future plans, go to nari.arc.nasa.gov/aamsupplychain
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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 coming soon!
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Read the latest Vertiflite!
Featured eVTOL articles in this issue:
VFS members can download the current and all past issues of Vertiflite!
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Upcoming NASA RVLT Project Workshop in August
The NASA Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology (RVLT) Project has supported the development of a documented set of conceptual design tools to accurately evaluate the noise and performance of a broad range of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles. This development effort is led by RVLT’s Conceptual Design team.
The Conceptual Design team will host a one-week, hybrid-format workshop August 22-26, 2022 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. The no-cost workshop is aimed at vehicle designers and researchers in the UAM community. Workshop attendance is limited to U.S. citizens (or Permanent Residents) representing U.S. organizations.
If you are interested in attending the workshop, please register using the link below:
https://nari.arc.nasa.gov/rvlt_workshop3
If you have any questions, please contact the Workshop Team at arc-cal-rvlt-toolchain@mail.nasa.gov.
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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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Mike.
Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director
The Vertical Flight Society
www.vtol.org
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