The Electric VTOL News™ eNewsletter started in 2016 as a means to inform the attendees of the VFS Transformative Vertical Flight Workshops and interested parties of news in the eVTOL world. Since then, it has grown to be a regular report on eVTOL aircraft, progress and developments. Since April 2017, it has also highlighted new aircraft in the World eVTOL Aircraft Directory and other resources on the eVTOL.news website. Check out...
Munich-based Lilium GmbH announced on March 23, 2020 that is had completed an internal funding round worth more than $240M. The round was led by Tencent, with participation from other existing investors including Atomico, Freigeist and LGT.
The new funds bring the total sum raised to date to more than $340M. The company said the additional funds will be used to support further development of the Lilium Jet as well as underpinning preparations for...
Advanced Vertical Flight Technical Committee Highlights
By Carl RussellVFS AVF TC Chair
Vertiflite, March/April 2020
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Urban Air Mobility Steals the Show at CES 2020
While most of the world watched CES for the latest 8K TVs, electronic gadgets and fitness equipment, aerospace and automotive companies used CES to provide a new vision of the future of personal transportation — one...
Leadership Profile: Dr. James Wang
Vertiflite, March/April 2020
With a distinguished career in rotorcraft engineering and marketing, James Wang now teaches aircraft design and performance at Nanyang...
XTI Aircraft’s TriFan 600 Development Continues
Patience, sufficient capital and experience are prerequisites when developing a new aircraft, explains XTI’s CEO.
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Skyryse Says Autonomy Will Let Helicopter Taxis Compete with Ridesharing
With technology allowing lightly trained pilots to fly traditional helicopters on tight schedules, LA startup Skyryse aims to radically cut the cost of air travel in a couple years.
By Sean Captain
Vertiflite,...
Cargo eVTOL Matures
TVF 2020 covered the use of electric VTOL technology for goods as well as people.
By Kenneth I. Swartz
Vertiflite, March/April 2020
The Transformative Vertical Flight 2020 event in San Jose, California, in mid-January, featured a wide range of...
Transformative Vertical Flight 2020
The world’s largest and longest-running electric VTOL meeting helps TVF 2020 set records as the Society’s biggest-ever meeting outside of the Annual Forum.
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The First Electric VTOL Unicorn: Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation used the VFS Transformative Vertical Flight 2020 meeting
to give the first public insights into its electric VTOL developments.
By Kenneth I. Swartz and Mike Hirschberg
Vertiflite, March/April 2020
For the past 11...
Global aircraft design and manufacturing company Spirit AeroSystems and Airspace Experience Technologies (ASX) announced on Feb. 17 that they had signed a memorandum of understanding and a definitive agreement to “cooperate on creation of affordable, certified all-electric” VTOL aircraft. “Spirit not only brings its design and manufacturing expertise to the partnership, but most importantly, its deep knowledge in FAA...
