by Nikos Chatzis | 30 Jul, 2022 | Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Electric Aircraft, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…The most recent phase of testing saw Maker flying at increasing speeds of up to 15 knots in various directions and attitudes in order to validate the crosswind capabilities of Archer’s eVTOL aircraft configuration and flight control systems. The company...
by Nikos Chatzis | 28 Jul, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Aviation Technology, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics, Hydrogen, Investing in Unmanned Aviation, NASA, Vertiports
“…Small drones delivering packages, air taxis carrying passengers, or air ambulance providing lifesaving transportation – these are just some of the concepts NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission is helping get into our skies. For these aircraft to...
by Nikos Chatzis | 17 Jun, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Battery Technology, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
Nuuva V300 Hybrid-Electric VTOL Unmanned Cargo Aircraft LOW OPERATING COSTS Battery-powered electric vertical propulsion. Low fuel consumption in cruise flight Fully autonomous flight, remotely surveyed from the ground 10 times lower operating cost than...
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 | 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 | 9 May, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Airbus, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Airbus is leading an initiative that will look at launching urban air mobility (UAM) services using eVTOL aircraft in Germany. The aerospace company announced on Wednesday that it is working with several other partners to launch an Air Mobility...