Big APT for Logistics
- 28 Oct 2020 10:51 PM
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At the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) virtual trade show in mid-October, Bell revealed that it is working on a larger variant of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT).
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Rolls-Royce Testing at Cranfield Airport
- 28 Oct 2020 10:50 PM
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According to eVTOL.com Hari Venkitaraman, a student at Cranfield University, posted a video on Reddit of a large-scale electric tiltwing testbed at Cranfield Airport on Oct. 13.
Embraer Launches Eve
- 28 Oct 2020 10:46 PM
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Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer announced on Oct. 15 that it was spinning out Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. from its Melbourne, Florida-based EmbraerX subsidiary.
Kitty Hawk Heaviside Update
- 28 Oct 2020 10:44 PM
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Kitty Hawk released a 14-minute video on Oct. 14, chronicling the 10-year achievements of the company.
Sabrewing Takes Orders from Saudi Arabia
- 28 Oct 2020 10:42 PM
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On Sept. 29, Sabrewing Aircraft Company announced an exclusive representation agreement with Arabian Development & Marketing Co., headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eco Helicopters Coming to LA
- 28 Oct 2020 10:39 PM
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Newly founded Eco Helicopters announced plans to start an on-demand UAM service in early 2021.
VoloCity Rolls Out and Plans for Paris
- 28 Oct 2020 10:36 PM
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Volocopter GmbH held a roll-out ceremony of its first VoloCity production aircraft on Sept. 30 at its Bruchsal, Germany, facility.
Joby Releases Flight Photo
- 28 Oct 2020 10:32 PM
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A Sept. 25, 2020, Aviation Week cover story provided additional insights into the Joby Aviation eVTOL air taxi (see “The First Electric VTOL Unicorn: Joby Aviation,” Vertiflite, March/April 2020).
Autoflight Unveils New Models
- 28 Oct 2020 10:19 PM
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Autoflight Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. unveiled its unmanned V400 “Albatross” for logistics on Sept. 13 at the 2020 World UAV Conference held in Shenzhen, China, and also announced its eVTOL product development roadmap.
Turkey Tests First eVTOL
- 28 Oct 2020 10:14 PM
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Turkish drone company Baykar flew Turkey’s first domestically produced eVTOL, the Cezeri; unmanned tethered tests were made on Sept. 11, progressing to free flights on Sept. 14–15.
