
Airbus Reveals NextGen eVTOL Concept
- 30 Oct 2021 09:03 AM
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On Sept. 21, as part of its Airbus Summit 2021, Airbus revealed images and specifications of a new clean-sheet passenger eVTOL design for advanced air mobility (AAM).
On Sept. 21, as part of its Airbus Summit 2021, Airbus revealed images and specifications of a new clean-sheet passenger eVTOL design for advanced air mobility (AAM).
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Ascendance Flight Technologies announced on Sept. 20 that it had raised €10M in a funding round backed by Habert Dassault Finance, Celeste Management, M Capital, Kima Ventures and IRDI.
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NASA and Joby Aviation conducted a series of flight tests as part of the agency's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign.
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) awarded PteroDynamics a contract to provide three eVTOL drone prototypes by June 2022.
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