Advanced Air Mobility
Report suggests up to $14.7 billion in eVTOL market growth by 2041
The demanding requirements of electric-powered flight are said to offer a promising market for a host of new technologies, aviation-grade batteries, electric motors and composite materials being a few.
Read MoreEHang supports Chinese national transportation network plan
EHang seizes national strategic initiative advocating for development of more intelligent transportation networks to accelerate commercialization of its AAV vehicles for urban air mobility.
Read MoreVolocopter raises €200 million in Series D funding round for Volocity eVTOL aircraft
€322 million in cumulative funding has been raised to accelerate the certification of the Volocity aircraft and launch of its first commercial routes.
Read MoreNovotech launches SEAGULL hybrid-electric, composites-intensive aircraft
Novel folding-wing, urban air mobility platform begins work toward certification.
WatchUC San Diego earns NASA grant for eVTOL design tool development
Three-year project to develop open-source simulation and optimization tools to enable companies to rapidly design eVTOL vehicle concepts.
Read MoreSolvay, Vertical Aerospace expand on UAM agreement
Composite materials supplier Solvay Composite Materials and urban air mobility (UAM) manufacturer Vertical Aerospace offer details about materials, process use in VA-1X aircraft.
Read MoreLilium selects Aciturri for eVTOL fabrication
Spain-based Tier 1 aerospace manufacturer Aciturri will fabricate all composite and metallic structures for the piloted, four-passenger eVTOL Lilium Jet.
Read MoreSpintech awarded two U.S. STTR program contracts
Spintech partners with UDRI, an eVTOL OEM and Aurora Flight Sciences to explore manufacturing methods and materials for optimized eVTOL aircraft components and production.
Read MoreEHang to demonstrate eVTOL medical air mobility via SAFIR-Med project
Project intends to demonstrate AAV use cases for emergency medical transport, and potentially advance and refine current U-space services for unmanned aircraft in European airspace.
Read MoreDevelopment of dry fiber preforms and other technologies for Smart Rotors
Airborne, KVE Composites, RHIA, Royal NLR and TU Delft partner in EU project for ultra-efficient propeller/rotor blades in hybrid and electric aircraft, UAM and drones.
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