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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Hyundai & Uber Elevate Unveil Autonomous Pods, eVTOL Aircraft, & Hub Ecosystem At CES

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 02:39:14 +0000

Hyundai S-A1 eVTOL Unveil CES 2020. Photo: Nicolas ZartHyundai Motor Company and Uber Elevate showed us a fairly complete urban air mobility (UAM) electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) concept vehicle, autonomous pods, and a hub ecosystem that fits with Uber Elevate’s air taxi model at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

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ASR Says It Has A Parachute For Every eVTOL Aircraft

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 02:59:53 +0000

Switchblade with ASR XRD. Photo: Courtesy ASRAviation Safety Resources (ASR) — a leading parachute safety company that won one of Revolution.Aero’s competitions earlier this year — says it has a parachute system that will work with eVTOL aircraft, even at low altitudes. I recently spoke with Larry Williams, CEO of ASR, on how the company’s parachute technology works, its application for eVTOL aircraft, and public perception

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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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From Electric Cars To Electric Airplanes, The End Of A Decade

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 00:19:45 +0000

Lilium eVTOL Red Dot Award2019 is drawing to a close, so let’s take stock of a decade of green mobility progress that started with a handful of startups a decade ago

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Aerospace Leaders Working To Predict & Create The Future Of Urban Air Mobility Management

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:57:37 +0000

Airbus UTM MDP UAM Predition. Photo: AirbusPredicting the future use of airspace — not knowing how it will be used, what types of aircraft will be made, and how to manage it safely — is hair raising to most. Major companies like Airbus and Dassault Systèmes, among others, are simulating our unknown electric air mobility future. But what does the future really hold

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CleanTechnica Electric Air Mobility Roundup — December 2019

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 03:07:34 +0000

Electric Aviation Circular Wing Project ZeroKeep your eyes on the ball because electric aviation has taken off with such a steep angle of attack (AoA) that it makes the electric car world look like a snail race

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BAE Systems & Jaunt Air Mobility Collaborate on Electric Energy Management Systems for Urban Air Mobility Platforms

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:46:11 +0000

Jaunt Air Mobility. Picture: jauntairmobility.comI met with Yesh Premkumar, Program Manager of Strategic Development Controls & Avionics Solutions at BAE, regarding the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) the company signed with Jaunt Air Mobility. I learned a lot about what BAE has to bring to the electric urban air mobility (UAM) table

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eVTOL Aircraft Developers Will Meet At The World’s Transformative Vertical Flight 2020 Conference

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000

NBAA-BACE 2019 UAM Airbus Vahana eVTOL Display. Photo: Nicolas ZartJanuary is always a tough month for us, with CES kicking off less than a week after New Year’s Eve, and now the Transformative Vertical Flight 2020 Conference is two weeks later

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Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Attracts More Aviation Startups & OEMs

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 20:31:56 +0000

Eviation Alice teams up with Dassault Systemes 3DEXEPRIENCE Lab Photo: https://www.eviation.co/wp-content/uploads/eviation-homepage.jpgA series of startups and established aviation giants are joining the Dassault Systèmes’ (DS) 3DEXPERIENCE platform family to support their digital engineering initiatives. Adding to the Airbus, Boeing, Bell, Lockheed Martin, and BOOM Supersonic family, electric air mobility pioneer Eviation Aircraft is also coming on board. A few more aviation startups are also using the Dassault platform, such as Joby Aviation and Solar Impulse. Stay tuned, as we will soon reveal even more startups who will use Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Lab

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