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In October, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published RIN 2120-AL72, “Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations; Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Rotorcraft and Airplanes,” which included the Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft, applicable to both tiltrotors and winged electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Unmanned Aerospace’s hydrogen-powered, autonomous VTOL gyroplane is gaining traction with the US Navy for low-cost logistics delivery.
The “Coming to Terms” column in the March/April 2023 issue of Vertiflite, “A Taxonomy of VTOL Aircraft Configuration Types — Part 3: Reinventing the Wheel,” was the last in a series of three successive installments that proposed a new taxonomy for characterizing vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft.
Throughout the year, a wave of new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft companies have emerged alongside more recognized, established names like AutoFlight, EHang and XPeng AeroHT. Some are newcomers, leveraging their expertise from aerospace giants, such as AVIC and COMAC, while others — like Aerospace Times Feipeng and Hangjing Innovation — already produce uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).
In October, a record 18 university teams submitted letters of intent to compete in the fifth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition.
Fall is aviation conference season in Canada and an opportunity for professionals to learn about the latest industry developments and to plan collaboration before the winter snow. In October–November, the author attended six events in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario, providing excellent insights into current and future vertical flight operations.
Mobility is about the movement of people and things, and a decisive metric for any vehicle is its operating range for a single trip on its organic, stored energy.
The charitable HYSKY Society held its second annual FLYING HY symposium on Sept. 3–5, collocated with the 10th Annual Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Considered to be one of the largest events ever held by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), its first Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Symposium is being touted as a resounding success by everyone involved.
In the past few months, several of the leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have found continued success in striving for their vision for advanced air mobility (AAM), but other companies were not so fortunate.
