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XTI Aircraft Refines its TriFan 600 VTOL BizJet

26 Feb 2018 10:38 AM
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Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) -capable aircraft other than helicopters are not yet part of business and commercial aviation fleets. But that could change someday. Although there is much work going on right now on fully-electric VTOL aircraft for the Uber Elevate mission and other intra-city applications (see “The eVTOL Is in the Details,” pg. 42), larger aircraft and longer distances will require hybrid-electric propulsion solutions in the foreseeable future.

Aviation Comes to the Consumer at CES 2018

21 Feb 2018 02:47 PM
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The Consumer Technology Association’s CES 2018 (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) took place Jan. 9–12, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Key themes at the largest technology exhibition in the world included the promise of 5G, smart cities, smart homes, vehicle technology, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality and technologies for consumers’ increasingly connected lives.

Commentary: Bringing the Vertical Flight Community Together

20 Feb 2018 03:38 PM
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Seventy-five years ago, the burgeoning helicopter industry came together to establish the American Helicopter Society, which was legally recognized on June 25, 1943. By that time, development teams at Bell and Piasecki had solved many of the basic problems of helicopter flight, joining Sikorsky to become the first successful American helicopter developers; Hiller made their first flight a year later.

Airbus Starts Testing CityAirbus Iron Bird

01 Feb 2018 02:40 PM
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In mid-December, Airbus Helicopters began testing the “iron bird” for its four-passenger CityAirbus quad-duct eVTOL in Taufkirchen, Germany. The test bench operates the entire electric propulsion system, developed by Airbus’ E-Aircraft Systems unit, from flight controls to the dynamic loads of the propellers, verifying the electrical, mechanical and thermal dynamics.

Vimana Global Displays at Davos, Switzerland

01 Feb 2018 02:29 PM
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Single- and four-seat Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) designs are being developed by VIMANA Global, Inc. The AAVs have fore and aft tilting wings, each with four electric propellers powered by electric or hybrid-electric motors. VIMANA is an international company with headquarters in Redwood City, California, and offices in the United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Russia.

AirspaceX Unveils New eVTOL in Detroit

01 Feb 2018 02:07 PM
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Airspace Experience Technologies, LLC (AirSpaceX), a subsidiary of Detroit Aircraft Corp., unveiled a sub-scale model of the latest version of its autonomous, electric VTOL aircraft, "MOBi-ONE," at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on Jan. 15.

Original Zee Aero Concept Now Public

01 Feb 2018 10:44 AM
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In a CNN episode airing on Dec. 24, Fareed Zakaria interviewed Sebastian Thrun, CEO of Kitty Hawk/Zee Aero. Thrun unveiled the first public flight footage of the original eVTOL concept built and flown by Zee Aero in 2013.

Compact Vertical Flight: Urban Aeronautics Advances

01 Jan 2018 09:45 PM
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Imagine a time in the not-too-distant future when unmanned vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft stealthily cross urban battlefields, while piloted versions easily navigate crowded cities and quietly touchdown in confined areas inaccessible to conventional helicopters or winged VTOL aircraft.

Turning Volts to VTOL

01 Jan 2018 08:57 PM
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The motors that propel and control electric vertical flight pose design, integration and certification challenges.

From Hummingbird to Cormorant

31 Dec 2017 10:11 PM
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In 1997, Yoeli designed, built and flew AD&D’s Hummingbird ducted fan flying platform kit, which was powered by four Hirth piston engines. Yoeli placed a small advertisement for Hummingbird kit aircraft in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Sport Aviation magazine for the kit.

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XTI Aircraft Refines its TriFan 600 VTOL BizJet

Aviation Comes to the Consumer at CES 2018

Commentary: Bringing the Vertical Flight Community Together

Airbus Starts Testing CityAirbus Iron Bird

Vimana Global Displays at Davos, Switzerland

AirspaceX Unveils New eVTOL in Detroit

Original Zee Aero Concept Now Public

Compact Vertical Flight: Urban Aeronautics Advances

Turning Volts to VTOL

From Hummingbird to Cormorant

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