Electric Air Transport of the Future: Air Mobility Initiative

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 01:10:30 +0000

To advance the development of regional and Urban Air Mobility, leading companies, universities, and research institutions as well as municipalities and organizations are joining forces to form the Air Mobility Initiative (AMI). The Institute of Flight Mechanics and Controls (iFR) [de] at the University of Stuttgart is also a partner in the initiative. This initiative, […]

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Getting Electric Off The Ground With R&D + Analysis On Battery-Powered Electric Aircraft & Seacraft

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:00:10 +0000

Electrifying Air and Sea Vehicles Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Noise, and Expand Mobility Options for Rural Communities Some have called 2023 the “year of the electric vehicle (EV),” noting the dozens of new battery-powered models set to come available in the United States across all vehicle classes. That milestone is owed, in part, […]

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US Navy Has A $14 Million Stealthy Solar Energy Electric Aircraft Up Its Sleeve

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:20:01 +0000

solar energy aircraft Skydweller hydrogen fuel cellThe US Navy is eyeballing solar energy and a hydrogen fuel cell for infinite flight.

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ZeroAvia Solves Green Hydrogen Chicken-&-Egg Conundrum

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:27:57 +0000

green hydrogen ZeroAvia airports fuel cell aircraftThe fuel cell startup ZeroAvia is laying plans for green hydrogen hubs at airports to decarbonize aircraft and ground vehicles, too.

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Elon Musk Expounds On Electric Airplanes & Exceptional Engineers

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:00:36 +0000

Joby air taxiElon Musk told the hosts of a Third Row Tesla and HyperChange podcast recently that he has no plans to develop an electric airplane — yet.

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Rolls-Royce Claims Its Latest Electric Airplane Battery Has The World’s Highest Energy Density

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:30:04 +0000

Rolls Royce electric airplaneRolls-Royce is working to build the fastest single seat electric airplane of all time. To get there, it has to solve an assortment of complex engineering problems

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Electric Aircraft Pilot Training Is Arriving

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 04:33:51 +0000

Bye Aerospace eFlyer & Quantum OSM Branded Pilot Training. Photo: Bye AerospaceQuantum Air and OSM Aviation Group just announced an electric aircraft pilot training partnership. OSM Aviation Academy will conduct the Quantum-branded pilot training program according to FAA commercial standards. Electric urban air mobility (UAM) is taking shape one step at a time

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Delta Flight Dumps Fuel On School Children

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:31:17 +0000

A Delta flight bound for Shanghai had to make an emergency fuel dump earlier today. That fuel rained down upon Los Angeles near a school playground. Around 40 people were injured, the AJC reports

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Last CleanTechnica Electric Air Mobility News Roundup Of The Year!

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 01:04:16 +0000

AirbusUTM UAM Airbus CityAirbusHere’s more urban air mobility (UAM) electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) and electric fixed-wing aircraft news for the last week of

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Harbour Air Makes Aviation History With 1st Electric Seaplane Flight — CleanTechnica Interview

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 04:35:12 +0000

Harbour Air mangiX First Commercial Electric Seaplane Maiden Flight. Picture: https://www.harbourair.com/seaplane-to-eplane-flight-test-confirmed/Unless you’ve been living under a rock, aviation is not only undergoing its third revolution, with electricity this time, but history was made on Tuesday, December 10, in Vancouver, Canada, when Harbour Air took off in a seaplane using electricity. The maiden electric seaplane flight is a sweet wink at commercial aviation history, which started with seaplanes

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