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GoAERO Launches $2M+ VTOL Challenge

GoAERO Launches $2M+ VTOL Challenge

  • 12 Feb 2024 02:05 PM
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“GoAERO is a three-year global competition with over $2M in prizes to build emergency response flyers that will rescue people and perform critical response missions,” Lighter said. “We are catalyzing the creation of safe, portable, robust, autonomy-enabled flyers that respond to challenges posed by natural disasters, climate change, medical emergencies and humanitarian crises.”

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Upcoming: VFS Battery Webinar

Upcoming: VFS Battery Webinar

  • 12 Feb 2024 12:53 PM
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Dr. Steve Folland of Beta will lead a webinar addressing batteries, comparing them to liquid fuels, and covering state of charge and open circuit voltage, energy levels, and other factors affecting

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Press Release: VFS to Hold World’s Largest & Longest Running eVTOL Symposium Next Month

Press Release: VFS to Hold World’s Largest & Longest Running eVTOL Symposium Next Month

  • 16 Jan 2024 10:21 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight technology, announces today that its annual conference on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft will be the world’s largest event ever on the emerging industry. 

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16 Teams Selected for Annual DBVF Competition

16 Teams Selected for Annual DBVF Competition

  • 16 Jan 2024 04:19 AM
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In October, VFS selected 16 universities to compete in the fourth annual Design–Build–Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition.

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eVTOL Insights Recognizes Angelo Collins

eVTOL Insights Recognizes Angelo Collins

  • 15 Jan 2024 10:55 PM
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In December, eVTOL Insights published its latest special report into the highflyers of the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and advanced air mobility (AAM) industry.

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ICAAMS Is a Great Success!

ICAAMS Is a Great Success!

  • 06 Jan 2024 02:28 PM
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The First International Conference on Advanced Air Mobility Systems — organized by the Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI) and the VFS Asia-Australia Region, with the support of the VFS Australia Chapter — was held in Bengaluru, India, on Dec. 4–6.

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VFS Leads the Future of Air Mobility at Airtec

VFS Leads the Future of Air Mobility at Airtec

  • 06 Jan 2024 06:40 AM
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Held in the high-tech city of Augsburg, Germany, Oct. 25– 27, 2023, Airtec is an annual European meeting place for suppliers and aircraft manufacturers to find each other and to establish new business relationships.

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European Rotors 2023 — The Iberian Connection

European Rotors 2023 — The Iberian Connection

  • 27 Dec 2023 11:44 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society again supported European Rotors — “The VTOL Show & Safety Conference” — on Nov. 27–30.

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Competing Standards

Competing Standards

  • 18 Dec 2023 10:39 PM
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As AAM aircraft near production, competing charging standards come to the fore.

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Press Release: VFS Selects Competitors for Annual Student eVTOL Drone Competition

Press Release: VFS Selects Competitors for Annual Student eVTOL Drone Competition

  • 21 Nov 2023 07:07 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the selection of teams from 16 universities to compete in the fourth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. The 16 academic teams involved in the competition represent universities located in 12 US states, plus Canada, India and Malaysia. The selection marks the largest number of academic teams to participate in the DBVF Competition since VFS launched the event in 2021.

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