VFS Members and Staff Participate in US Government Summits
- 29 Aug 2022 04:02 PM
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Society’s influence recognized by key officials in advancing vertical flight.
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Engaging Electric Aircraft
- 27 Aug 2022 12:55 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society hosted the 16th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS) on July 23–24, 2022, the weekend before Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Commentary: An Uplifting Community
- 24 Aug 2022 04:00 PM
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Whereas associations and other groups talk about the “helicopter industry” and the “vertical lift industry,” the Vertical Flight Society — a technical, educational non-profit — is here for the “vertical flight community.” We are not a trade association or a business league. We are the community of individuals, universities, companies and other organizations focused on the mission of advancing vertical flight.
SilentWings Aims for Long Range with Hydrogen
- 22 Aug 2022 11:31 AM
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Munich-based startup SilentWings is pioneering a novel concept for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone that combines a hydrogen fuel cell and a unique tail-tilting design.
Advanced Air Mobility Market Update - Vertical Flight Society
- 28 Jul 2022 02:21 AM
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In the seven and a half years since the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) held its first Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) symposium on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in 2014, the electrification of the air transport industry has become a global movement touching almost every aviation segment and continent including Asia.
NASA’s LA-8: Generating Public eVTOL Data
- 06 Jul 2022 05:33 PM
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While numerous electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft move toward certification, NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is researching how these aircraft operate and interact with an electric-propulsion system.
Leadership Moves, Jul-Aug 2022
- 06 Jul 2022 04:15 PM
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Archer Aviation announced on April 18 that Adam Goldstein had assumed the position of sole CEO at the California-based electric VTOL developer.
Washington Report, Jul-Aug 2022
- 06 Jul 2022 03:13 PM
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On March 12, the West Virginia Legislature passed two pieces of legislation aimed at encouraging future AAM operations. House Bill 4667 prohibits county and local jurisdictions from creating restrictions on AAM operations or aircraft, while House Bill 4827 promotes the development of public-use vertiports, among other conditions.
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.
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.
