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Hatzolah Air orders four CityHawk VTOL aircraft from Urban Aeronautics
Hatzolah Air is a new air response branch of Hatzolah, a volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) organization out of New York serving mostly Jewish communities around the world. It has ordered four CityHawk VTOL aircraft from Urban Aeronautics, an Israeli aerospace company.
Read moreJaunt Air Mobility to explore hybrid-electric aircraft with VerdeGo Aero
Jaunt Air Mobility signed a memorandum of understanding with VerdeGo Aero to explore the development of hybrid-electric aircraft. Jaunt Air Mobility is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft built around a large central rotor for hover and fully vertical flight, similar to a helicopter. The torque generated by the main rotor is countered not by a tail rotor, but by 4 small wing-mounted electric motors. These are also used for forward propulsion. The all-electric craft is said to be 100 times quieter than a helicopter and will fly 980lbs of payload (cargo or passengers) over a range of…
Read moreJoby Aviation acquires Uber Elevate and $75M investment
Joby Aviation, the eVTOL and air taxi manufacturer headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, is receiving a $75 million investment from Uber Technologies. This is on top of a previously undisclosed $50 million investment from a funding round in January of this year.
Read moreSamad Aerospace flies half-scale e-Starling demonstrator for the first time
Samad Aerospace, the British VTOL designer who recently presented their third aircraft, has now achieved the next big milestone in the development of their biggest electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the e-Starling.
Read moreLilium will establish first urban electric air mobility network in Orlando by 2025
Lilium, the German eVTOL manufacturer, is partnering with development company Tavistock and the City of Orlando to build the first hub for a high-speed electric air mobility network in the United States by 2025.
Read moreEmbraer launches Eve as an independent UAM company
Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, has launched Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions to accelerate their activities in the Urban Air Mobility market. EmbraerX, the innovation subsidiary of the company, was already partnered with Uber and working on the design of an eVTOL vehicle. André Stein, former head of strategy for EmbraerX, will take on the role of CEO of Eve. Splitting off as a subsidiary allows Eve to have a startup mindset while still using Embraer’s extensive expertise. They are continuing with the eVTOL design that was incubated at EmbraerX. The aircraft flew in an engineering simulator in July 2020…
Read morePotential Rolls-Royce eVTOL prototype spotted at Cranfield Airport
Aerospace Engineering student at Cranfield University, Hari Venkitaraman, uploaded a video to Reddit’s /r/aerospace community showing an unknown eVTOL protoype with rotating rotors, presumably doing some sort of ground testing at Cranfield Airport.
Read moreVolocopter signs agreements in Japan and Paris to advance urban air mobility
Volocopter, the German eVTOL multirotor manufacturer that recently started selling tickets for their first commercial flights and signed a deal with DB Schenker for the transportation of cargo, has now announced entering two separate agreements with Japan Airlines and companies in Paris around urban air mobility.
Read moreBell and NASA perform autonomous drone test flight in controlled airspace
Bell, the helicopter manufacturer that is part of Textron and has previously announced its engagement in the urban air mobility market, flew its APT 70 drone beyond visual line-of-sight in the Class B airspace around Forth Worth, TX. The Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 is a VTOL drone built for delivery in military and medical missions or commercial use. It can fly 35 miles (56km) at 110kts while carrying a payload of up to 70lbs (31kg). The demonstration flight was a joint effort with NASA, as part of its Systems Integration and Operationalization program, which looks at integration of unmanned…
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