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Press Release: VFS Selects Competitors for Annual Student eVTOL Drone Competition

Press Release: VFS Selects Competitors for Annual Student eVTOL Drone Competition

  • 21 Nov 2023 07:07 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the selection of teams from 16 universities to compete in the fourth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. The 16 academic teams involved in the competition represent universities located in 12 US states, plus Canada, India and Malaysia. The selection marks the largest number of academic teams to participate in the DBVF Competition since VFS launched the event in 2021.

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VFS Electric VTOL Directory Hits 900 Concepts

VFS Electric VTOL Directory Hits 900 Concepts

  • 10 Oct 2023 06:30 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, announces today that the number of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concepts being tracked in its World eVTOL Aircraft Directory has now exceeded 900 designs from more than 400 companies and innovators worldwide.

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Press Release: The VFS Announces Workshop on Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure

Press Release: The VFS Announces Workshop on Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure

  • 31 Aug 2023 09:58 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) is holding its 7th Workshop on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Infrastructure on Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Cape May, New Jersey. Registration is now open for in-person and online attendance.

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Press Release: World's Longest-Running Electric Aircraft Symposium

Press Release: World's Longest-Running Electric Aircraft Symposium

  • 12 Jul 2023 10:54 AM
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More than 40 of the world’s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS). The event will once again be held online and in person in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22–23, 2023 — the weekend prior to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2023.

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Press Release: 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium to Highlight AAM Progress

Press Release: 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium to Highlight AAM Progress

  • 14 Jun 2023 11:47 AM
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More than 40 of the world’s leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS). The event will once again be held online and in person in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22–23, 2023 — the weekend prior to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2023.

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Press Release: The VFS Announces the Winners of the 3rd Annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight Student

Press Release: The VFS Announces the Winners of the 3rd Annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight Student

  • 09 Jun 2023 12:41 PM
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FAIRFAX, Virginia — The Vertical Flight Society today announces the winners of its third annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. Auburn University took first place, University of Maryland took second and the McGill University took third.

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Press Release: VFS Continues Record Growth, Exceeds 185 Corporate Members

Press Release: VFS Continues Record Growth, Exceeds 185 Corporate Members

  • 11 Apr 2023 08:23 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, reports today that the explosive growth of world’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft — plus significant developments in military and civil rotorcraft — have continued to expand its membership. 

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Press Release: VFS Selects Angelo Collins as New Executive Director

Press Release: VFS Selects Angelo Collins as New Executive Director

  • 07 Mar 2023 05:00 PM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, today announces the selection of Angelo N. Collins as its executive director, effective June 1, 2023. Outgoing Executive Director Mike Hirschberg, who has led the organization for 12 years, will be staying on staff in a supporting role as Director of Strategy. Collins will be only the seventh leader of VFS in its 80-year history.  

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Press Release: Vertical Flight Society Hosts Second Annual Hydrogen Symposium

Press Release: Vertical Flight Society Hosts Second Annual Hydrogen Symposium

  • 28 Feb 2023 03:05 PM
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Fairfax, Virginia, USA, Feb. 28, 2023 — The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, is holding its 2nd Annual H2-Aero Symposium on March 28-30, 2023, in Long Beach, California. This year’s event includes the SAE International airport fueling standards meeting, both of which are open for all conference attendees. Details can be found at www.vtol.org/h2symposium.

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Press Release: VFS Announces Spin-Off of H2eVTOL Council into HYSKY Society

Press Release: VFS Announces Spin-Off of H2eVTOL Council into HYSKY Society

  • 20 Jan 2023 09:25 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society is pleased to announce the spin-off of its highly successful H2eVTOL Council into its own independent nonprofit organization, the HYSKY Society. The VFS Hydrogen-Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (H2eVTOL) Council was formed in 2020 to promote the development and advancement of hydrogen fuel cell technology in electric aircraft, has grown to over 400 participants and has become a leading voice in the hydrogen-electric aviation community.

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