Unmanned Aerospace’s GH-4 VTOL Gyroplane
- 06 Jan 2025 06:36 AM
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Unmanned Aerospace’s hydrogen-powered, autonomous VTOL gyroplane is gaining traction with the US Navy for low-cost logistics delivery.
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The V/STOL V: Fine-Tuning the Triangular V/STOL Wheel
- 06 Jan 2025 05:30 AM
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The “Coming to Terms” column in the March/April 2023 issue of Vertiflite, “A Taxonomy of VTOL Aircraft Configuration Types — Part 3: Reinventing the Wheel,” was the last in a series of three successive installments that proposed a new taxonomy for characterizing vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft.
China eVTOL Aircraft Round-Up, Part 2
- 19 Dec 2024 02:02 PM
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Throughout the year, a wave of new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft companies have emerged alongside more recognized, established names like AutoFlight, EHang and XPeng AeroHT. Some are newcomers, leveraging their expertise from aerospace giants, such as AVIC and COMAC, while others — like Aerospace Times Feipeng and Hangjing Innovation — already produce uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
18 Teams Enter 5th Annual Drone Competition
- 17 Dec 2024 11:20 AM
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In October, a record 18 university teams submitted letters of intent to compete in the fifth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition.
Canadian AAM Update
- 16 Dec 2024 12:22 PM
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Fall is aviation conference season in Canada and an opportunity for professionals to learn about the latest industry developments and to plan collaboration before the winter snow. In October–November, the author attended six events in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario, providing excellent insights into current and future vertical flight operations.
Coming to Terms: Range
- 30 Nov 2024 07:47 AM
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Mobility is about the movement of people and things, and a decisive metric for any vehicle is its operating range for a single trip on its organic, stored energy.
Hydrogen is FLYING HY
- 28 Nov 2024 12:58 PM
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The charitable HYSKY Society held its second annual FLYING HY symposium on Sept. 3–5, collocated with the 10th Annual Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ICAO AAM Symposium 2024
- 26 Nov 2024 06:48 PM
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Considered to be one of the largest events ever held by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), its first Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Symposium is being touted as a resounding success by everyone involved.
eVTOL Leaders Find Uneven Success
- 19 Nov 2024 11:26 AM
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In the past few months, several of the leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have found continued success in striving for their vision for advanced air mobility (AAM), but other companies were not so fortunate.
AAM Infrastructure Workshop 2024
- 18 Nov 2024 01:26 PM
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Once again, the month of September saw numerous subject matter experts and key stakeholders gathered to discuss advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure. Designed to provide a platform for experts from government, industry and academia to collaborate in developing the next generation of infrastructure for the expected ecosystem of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Vertical Flight Society’s AAM Infrastructure Workshop moved the needle a little closer to reality.
