by Nikos Chatzis | 15 Jun, 2022 | Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Electric Aircraft, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Backed by $145 million in new funding from Hanwha Group, California startup Overair said it plans to begin flight testing its experimental eVTOL prototype in the second half of 2023. Along with the new funding, the companies also announced on June 14...
by Nikos Chatzis | 7 Jun, 2022 | Drones' Technology Management, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…German startup Lilium has released footage of its first main wing transition flight test with its Phoenix 2 eVTOL technology demonstrator. “Successful main wing transition is a massive validation of our flight physics models and our overall technology...
by Nikos Chatzis | 6 Jun, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics, Vertiports
“…Big figures surrounding the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry have increasingly dominated headlines over the last year, painting a picture that is bound to impress. Yet many complexities regarding the reality of getting AAM off the ground have yet to...
by Nikos Chatzis | 4 Jun, 2022 | Geopolitics
Μέσα στον Μάιο εξελίχθηκαν οι συζητήσεις σχετικά με το επόμενο βήμα «αναγκαστικής» διεύρυνσης του ΝΑΤΟ με την ένταξη της Σουηδίας και της Φινλανδίας έπειτα από την εισβολή της Ρωσίας στην Ουκρανία. Το ΝΑΤΟ όμως έχει στραμμένο το βλέμμα και βορειότερα, προς την...
by Nikos Chatzis | 3 Jun, 2022 | Geopolitics
Οι ΗΠΑ προσανατολίζονται στη συνέχιση των πολεμικών επιχειρήσεων για την εξάντληση της ρωσικής πολεμικής μηχανής σε τακτικό επίπεδο, ενώ ο Τούρκος πρόεδρος Ερντογάν προσπαθεί να επωφεληθεί σε όλες τις πιθανές...
by Nikos Chatzis | 1 Jun, 2022 | Geopolitics, Vertiports, VTOL
“…It’s the first time any government in the world has invested in eVTOL infrastructure, and it’s provided a huge boost confidence in the entire sector,” explained Sandhu, who is founder and executive chair at U.K.-based vertiport developer Urban-Air...
by Nikos Chatzis | 24 May, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), eVTOL, Geopolitics, NASA
“…In cities like Los Angeles or Atlanta, traffic often determines how early we wake up to travel to work, what time we plan to meet friends for dinner, or how long it will take to get to the airport. For trips between cities, a road trip to a relative’s...
by Nikos Chatzis | 21 May, 2022 | eVTOL, Geopolitics, NASA
“…Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) will provide new air transportation options, but in order for these future-generation aircraft to share our skies, they must be quiet. NASA is working toward that goal, developing design tools manufacturers can use to reduce...
by Nikos Chatzis | 18 May, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Geopolitics, Vertiports
“…DIFCO, for example, initiated construction in mid-April on an “aero-medical” vertiport in Rock Island, Illinois, a partnership project that was announced in early 2021 with Hughes Aerospace and Five Alpha. Also in April, Volatus Infrastructure announced...
by Nikos Chatzis | 11 May, 2022 | Aviation Technology
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