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The Vertical Flight Society leads advocacy efforts to advance vertical flight, bringing together members from industry, academia and government to tackle the toughest challenges. In this role, it is our responsibility to sound the alarm: the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft workforce is at a critical juncture.
Recent months have seen the leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft make big strides in their efforts to develop their advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles.
The announced sale of its electrical unit to an as-yet-unknown buyer is but one part of the reorganization effort at the iconic engine company founded in 1906.
On Feb. 6–8, the Vertical Flight Society hosted its Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) 2024 meeting in Santa Clara, California.
This column addresses vertical flight terminology and proffers descriptions, definitions, or language to clarify and bridge divides.
“GoAERO is a three-year global competition with over $2M in prizes to build emergency response flyers that will rescue people and perform critical response missions,” Lighter said. “We are catalyzing the creation of safe, portable, robust, autonomy-enabled flyers that respond to challenges posed by natural disasters, climate change, medical emergencies and humanitarian crises.”
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In October, VFS selected 16 universities to compete in the fourth annual Design–Build–Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition.
In December, eVTOL Insights published its latest special report into the highflyers of the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and advanced air mobility (AAM) industry.
The First International Conference on Advanced Air Mobility Systems — organized by the Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI) and the VFS Asia-Australia Region, with the support of the VFS Australia Chapter — was held in Bengaluru, India, on Dec. 4–6.
Held in the high-tech city of Augsburg, Germany, Oct. 25– 27, 2023, Airtec is an annual European meeting place for suppliers and aircraft manufacturers to find each other and to establish new business relationships.
