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Take Charge! Putting the e in eVTOL
A team of British researchers devise a new method to assess battery power capabilities
In their research paper, “Novel battery power capability assessment for improved eVTOL aircraft landing,” researchers Ollie Hatherall, Anup Barai, Mona Faraji Niri, and James Marco from the Energy Innovation Centre, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom and Zeyuan Wang from Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd in Bristol, United Kingdom sought to find innovative ways to develop a power testing capability testing framework. They sought…
For UAM to Do Good, First Design Your VTOLs Right
NASA explains what you need to know about designing VTOL aircraft used for the public good
Early planning, beginning in the design phase of aircraft development is key to having a finished project that meets public service operators’ needs.
New at NASA: A Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
The American space agency consolidates its AI operations under one organization
Equally important is helping NASA’s roughly 18,000 employees understand they are ultimately responsible what the AI produces.
Your AAM Vehicle Is Waiting at The Vertiport. Should You Board?
A systemic risk analysis seeks to discover the potential dangers passengers will face when their vertiport is integrated within an airport setting and proposes a plan to mitigate them.
Vertiports will soon be as commonplace in the traveling public’s vernacular as airports are today.