On Dec. 12, 2023, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published interim noise standards guidance for the developers of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft with tilting rotors or propellers, a category that includes certain electric VTOL (eVTOL) aircraft designs.
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“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.”
Dr. Steve Folland of Beta will lead a webinar addressing batteries, comparing them to liquid fuels, and covering state of charge and open circuit voltage, energy levels, and other factors affecting
The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight technology, announces today that its annual conference on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will be the world’s largest event ever on the emerging industry.
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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.
On Dec. 11, the US House of Representatives passed legislation that would extend the deadline to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) until March 8, 2024.
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.
