Advanced Air Mobility
Rational exuberance for emerging markets
Advanced air mobility and hydrogen storage represent a huge opportunity for the composites industry. They will also be hugely challenging.
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Joby Aviation advances toward FAA certification, highlights Toray prepreg and Coriolis AFP machines
Joby Aviation aims for FAA Part 135 certificate by end of 2022 and launch of commercial service by 2024 as it completes first production-intent aircraft from its pilot manufacturing facility; composites play a key role.
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Plant tour: Qarbon Aerospace, Milledgeville, Ga. and Red Oak, Texas
Veteran aerostructures Tier 1 transforms into 21st century leader in thermoplastic composites and multiple new markets.
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Joby Aviation nears completion of Part 135 Air Carrier Certification
Joby Aviation has begun the fourth of five stages to receive its Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate from the FAA, a critical step to operating its composites-intensive eVTOL as an air taxi service.
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Regional air mobility: A meaningful first step in the electric aviation revolution
Electrification of fixed-wing, <50-seat regional aircraft might stimulate a new era of growth that could help pave the way for advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft.
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Airbus partners with Spirit AeroSystems to develop the wings of CityAirbus NextGen
Spirit is responsible for developing and manufacturing the eVTOL’s wings at its Belfast, Northern Ireland facility, where the company has built years of composites manufacturing expertise.
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Volocopter raises $170 million for composite eVTOL in first signing of Series E funding
So far the UAM company has raised a total of $579 million in funds and signed with WP Investment for air taxi operations in South Korea, driving aircraft certification and commercial launch.
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Joby begins first conformity test, enters next phase of certification process
First series of conformity tests were completed at Toray Advanced Composites’ U.S. facility, with thousands more to be performed to achieve type certification of the composite eVTOL.
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Leonardo, Vertical Aerospace to jointly develop VX4 eVTOL carbon fiber fuselage
Leonardo lends its composite aerostructures expertise, honed on numerous civil and defense aerospace programs, for initial six certification aircraft.
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Wichita, Mississippi State request industry feedback and participation in advanced materials survey
Research program under the FAA ASSURE Center of Excellence to identify, assess and understand composites and advanced material systems used in unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility designs.
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