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Airbus Reveals NextGen eVTOL Concept

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).

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Vertical, Eve Add Orders for Hundreds of Aircraft

Vertical, Eve Add Orders for Hundreds of Aircraft

  • 30 Oct 2021 07:25 AM
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Vertical Aerospace Group, Ltd., the Bristol, UK-based eVTOL developer, and Eve Urban Air Mobility, LLC, the advanced air mobility (AAM) unit of Brazilian aerospace firm Embraer, added hundreds of new eVTOL aircraft conditional orders in September and October.

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Coming to Terms: Rotor

Coming to Terms: Rotor

  • 27 Oct 2021 11:49 AM
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This series addresses the uses of terminology that drift toward becoming routine expressions or idioms — or already are — but are misleading or erroneous. This installment proposes a more rigorous approach to the terms for rotary-wing propulsors on vertical lift aircraft.

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Archer Goes Public, Opens NYSE

Archer Goes Public, Opens NYSE

  • 25 Oct 2021 04:52 AM
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Archer Aviation, the California-based eVTOL manufacturer, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Sept. 17, a day after Atlas Crest Investment Corp. announced the completion of the SPAC merger with Archer.

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CAE and Beta Partner on Flight Training

CAE and Beta Partner on Flight Training

  • 25 Oct 2021 04:45 AM
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CAE will provide pilot and maintenance technician training programs for the Beta Technologies Alia eVTOL aircraft in a strategic partnership announced on Sept. 15.

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Ascendance Raises €10M

Ascendance Raises €10M

  • 25 Oct 2021 04:41 AM
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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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Urban Aeronautics Raises $10M

Urban Aeronautics Raises $10M

  • 25 Oct 2021 12:53 AM
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In a press release on Sept. 14, Urban Aeronautics announced that it had secured a $10M investment from private investors toward the development of its hydrogen-powered CityHawk eVTOL.

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Joby and NASA Test eVTOL Acoustics

Joby and NASA Test eVTOL Acoustics

  • 25 Oct 2021 12:46 AM
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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.

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PteroDynamics to Supply Transwing Drones to US Navy

PteroDynamics to Supply Transwing Drones to US Navy

  • 24 Oct 2021 11:59 PM
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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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HyPoint Partners with BASF on Hydrogen Fuel Cell

HyPoint Partners with BASF on Hydrogen Fuel Cell

  • 24 Oct 2021 07:09 PM
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On Oct. 8, HyPoint, a California-based startup specializing in zero-emission aviation, announced that it had partnered with German chemical firm BASF to develop high-performance fuel cell membranes for HyPoint’s hydrogen fuel cell system.

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