This series addresses the uses of terminology that threaten to become routine expressions or idioms — or already are — but are misleading, unfavorable, erroneous or prejudicial. This installment addresses terminology for vertical takeoff and landing capability derived from a fixed-wing perspective.
With new contracts, partnerships and flight tests spanning multiple countries and companies, efforts are advancing to develop electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.
Moya Aero intends to begin testing a prototype of its eVTOL aircraft in late September, the company revealed in early June.
In late May, some San Francisco Bay Area commuters caught a glance of the ASKA A5 eVTOL aircraft on area roads.
Redwings, a Mexico-based provider of private airplane services, intends to acquire up to 20 Jaunt Air Mobility Journey eVTOL aircraft.
In March, MightyFly announced that it has conducted more than 100 hover flights with the Cento, its autonomous VTOL cargo drone that’s targeted for business-to-business (B2B) delivery applications.
Jump Aero announced on June 7 that it completed a project to develop an “electronic parachute” for eVTOL aircraft.
LuftCar and PowerTap Hydrogen Fuel Corp. announced on May 17 that the two companies will develop refueling infrastructure for hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Doroni Aerospace released a video on March 1 of a full-scale prototype of the Doroni H1 eVTOL aircraft conducting a free flight test.
Aerofugia formally unveiled the AE200, a 5–6-seat tilt-propeller eVTOL aircraft, on May 10 at the BEYOND International Science and Innovation Expo in China.
