Urban Air Mobility
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.
(Don’t) Make Some Noise
Drone package delivery has its pluses and minuses.
By quantifying the shipping costs and community noise impact, a study from the University of Illinois Chicago revealed several operational insights pertaining to the adoption of drone package delivery.
Meet Clem Newton-Brown, CEO of Australia’s Skyportz
A Q&A with an Aussie AAM Leader
“The whole industry is waiting on certified aircraft and it has been a long 5 years but it seems we are close. Raising funds for an industry with no product yet is challenging but we run a lean operation and have loyal investors who will provide as much runway as we need.” — Skyportz CEO, Clem Newton-Brown.
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.
Urban Planners: Consider This Urban Air Mobility Geospatial Decision-Support Tool to Help Decide Where Advanced Air Mobility Operators and Regulators Should Build Drone Ports
Earlier in 2024, a team of scientists from Aalto University and the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute conducted a study which, they hoped, might bring some clarity and guidance regarding where best to locate drone ports. They limited their study to uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) whose diameter was less than 3 meters. The team, Miloš N….