Airbus Building eVTOL Test Site
- 27 Aug 2022 12:13 AM
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Airbus Helicopters has begun constructing a test center for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft, the company announced in a July 27 press release.
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VW China Reveals Flying Tiger
- 27 Aug 2022 12:10 AM
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On July 27, Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first eVTOL prototype aircraft, the V.MO Prototype 001.
Ascendance Adds to Orders
- 27 Aug 2022 12:09 AM
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Ascendance Flight Technologies has accumulated tentative orders for 245 ATEA aircraft, according to a July 22 report in FlightGlobal.
USAF Flies the HEXA
- 27 Aug 2022 12:06 AM
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The US Air Force announced on July 14 that it has conducted the first test flight of LIFT Aircraft’s HEXA at Duke Field, north of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Naylam Selects Manta ANN
- 27 Aug 2022 12:01 AM
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Naylam, a provider of luxury VIP transportation services, intends to acquire 10 four-seat Manta ANN Plus hybridelectric vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft.
Skyfly Unveils Axe eVTOL
- 26 Aug 2022 11:57 PM
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The UK-based eVTOL developer Skyfly unveiled a new kit-built personal eVTOL aircraft known as the Axe.
Rolls-Royce Reveals Turbogenerator
- 26 Aug 2022 11:29 PM
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In an announcement at the ILA Berlin Air Show on June 22, Rolls-Royce revealed a design for a turbogenerator for hybrid-electric applications, namely eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft.
Commentary: An Uplifting Community
- 24 Aug 2022 04:00 PM
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Whereas associations and other groups talk about the “helicopter industry” and the “vertical lift industry,” the Vertical Flight Society — a technical, educational non-profit — is here for the “vertical flight community.” We are not a trade association or a business league. We are the community of individuals, universities, companies and other organizations focused on the mission of advancing vertical flight.
VFS Announces Winners of the 39th Annual Student Design Competition
- 22 Aug 2022 04:06 PM
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Fairfax, Virginia, USA — The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the winners of its 39th Annual Student Design Competition: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute took first place in the Graduate category and University of Maryland in the Undergraduate category.
SilentWings Aims for Long Range with Hydrogen
- 22 Aug 2022 11:31 AM
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Munich-based startup SilentWings is pioneering a novel concept for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone that combines a hydrogen fuel cell and a unique tail-tilting design.
