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Archer Hits Its Target

Archer Hits Its Target

  • 20 Dec 2021 07:23 AM
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Archer Aviation made the first flight of its Maker eVTOL demonstrator right on schedule.

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eMagic One Silently Comes Out of Stealth

eMagic One Silently Comes Out of Stealth

  • 18 Dec 2021 10:02 AM
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The eMagic One, a new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) proof-of-concept demonstrator, made its public debut at the EUROPEAN ROTORS exhibition in Cologne, Germany, on Nov. 8–10. Developed by eMagic Aircraft, the eMagic One is the product of company founders Michael Kügelgen and Thomas Senkel, who sought to maximize the endurance and range of eVTOL aircraft without compromising on safety.

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Laying the Groundwork for Urban Air Mobility

Laying the Groundwork for Urban Air Mobility

  • 11 Dec 2021 07:47 AM
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Amid a maturing market for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, aerospace industry professionals and regulators have increasingly turned their attention to considering the types of infrastructure required to support these operations.

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EHang Continues Drive to CAAC Certification

EHang Continues Drive to CAAC Certification

  • 07 Dec 2021 08:28 AM
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EHang, the Guangzhou-based developer of eVTOL aircraft, announced that China’s aviation authority is close to certifying the EHang EH216.

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Is Hydrogen Aviation’s Clean Fuel for the Near Future?

Is Hydrogen Aviation’s Clean Fuel for the Near Future?

  • 22 Nov 2021 08:37 AM
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Is hydrogen aviation’s clean fuel for the near future? As the world struggles to combat global warming, the Biden Administration’s $1.2T infrastructure bill and Aviation Climate Action Plan, as well as the UN COP26 climate discussions, indicate the answer is “Yes.”

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Momentum Builds for eCTOL and eSTOL Aircraft

Momentum Builds for eCTOL and eSTOL Aircraft

  • 09 Nov 2021 01:37 PM
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With new contracts, partnerships and flight tests spanning multiple countries and companies, efforts are advancing to develop electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.

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The E-VTOL Flight Test Council’s Pioneering Year

The E-VTOL Flight Test Council’s Pioneering Year

  • 09 Nov 2021 08:04 AM
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Last year, VFS helped establish a working group — connected through the VFS Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Technical Committee and working with other professional societies — to advance the conversation on flight testing this new class of aircraft.

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Leadership Moves, Nov/Dec 2021

Leadership Moves, Nov/Dec 2021

  • 04 Nov 2021 06:50 PM
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Leadership Moves, from Vertiflite, Nov/Dec 2021

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Skyworks Presents the Hawk 5; Takes eGyro Orders

Skyworks Presents the Hawk 5; Takes eGyro Orders

  • 01 Nov 2021 10:15 PM
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Skyworks Aeronautics unveiled its Hawk 5 gyroplane at the 10th International Exhibition of Arms and Defense Equipment “PARTNER 2021” in Serbia on Oct. 11–14. 

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AAM for Business Aviation

AAM for Business Aviation

  • 30 Oct 2021 09:44 AM
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VFS began covering electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology and developments in 2013, and held the world’s first public discussion of eVTOL at the Transformative Vertical Flight workshop in August 2014.

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