Tier 1 Engineering Pioneers Electric e-R44
- 26 Jun 2022 07:54 AM
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The battery-electric motor STC retrofit of the popular Robinson R44 offers a low-cost, low-risk path to sustainable vertical flight.
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Electric Helicopters
- 25 Jun 2022 10:49 AM
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Electric vertical flight is not new, but it has taken decades for the enabling technology to mature.
Martine Rothblatt: Serial Entrepreneur
- 25 Jun 2022 08:01 AM
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Shaping the future is one of Martine Rothblatt’s many talents.
Commentary: FAA Changes Course on eVTOL Certification
- 22 Jun 2022 03:49 PM
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On Monday, May 9 (the eve of the VFS Forum 78), The Air Current (TAC) broke the story that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had decided that winged electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that met the FAA’s definition of “powered-lift”— a term used nearly exclusively for pilot qualification rules — could not be certified or operate as “airplanes”
eVTOL Leaders Continue Apace
- 21 Jun 2022 01:59 AM
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Leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have raised financing to support the development, flight testing, certification, manufacturing and commercial entry into service of their innovative aircraft.
Tier 1 Engineering Flies magniX-Powered e-R44 Electric Helicopter for First Time
- 07 Jun 2022 02:30 PM
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The electric helicopter revolution moved a big step closer to reality on June 4 with the first flight of Tier 1 Engineering’s third-generation e-R44 powered by a magniX magni250 "electric engine."
H2-Aero: Leading the Way to Carbon-Free Aviation
- 23 May 2022 06:24 AM
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On March 29–31, the Vertical Flight Society hosted a groundbreaking, first-ever symposium and workshop on the potential for hydrogen (H2) to decarbonize aerospace.
Leadership Profile - Eric Allison, Joby Aviation
- 28 Apr 2022 02:26 PM
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Joby Aviation is generally considered to be the designer and manufacturer of one of the most advanced electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which the company is currently working to certify with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Commentary: An Expanded View of Electric Flight
- 28 Apr 2022 10:44 AM
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Since our beginnings in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has had an expansive view of how to advance vertical flight. We didn’t just focus on the unique aspects of helicopters (e.g., rotors) but all of the technologies, methodologies and disciplines that supported the development of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Important systems like engines, lightweight structures and controls are applicable to all aircraft, but most critical to powered lift.
Advanced Air Mobility Makes Waves at CES 2022
- 09 Apr 2022 11:41 AM
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While many watched from home, eVTOL overshadowed the automotive displays and provided an opportunity for the public to see the future of air transport.
