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Advanced Air Mobility Report, June 23, 2021

VOL. 1 NO. 3 June 23, 2021
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Regulatory

Joby Tiltprop 45
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FAA’s Dickson: Cross-Agency Coordination On AAM Is Essential

Jun 16, 2021
Enabling type certification of electric air taxis is a priority for the FAA, but equally important is ensuring these new types of aircraft can operate at scale in the U.S. national airspace system, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson has told Aviation Week.
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Lilium Works Toward Concurrent EASA/FAA eVTOL Certification

Jun 11, 2021
Lilium plans to use at least six conforming prototypes for testing in an effort to obtain concurrent European and U.S. type certification of its seven-seat electric air taxi.

Weekly Debrief

archer
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Daily Memo: What Do Airlines Want From EVTOLs?

Jun 17, 2021
Airlines are looking to dip their feet into the nascent advanced air mobility sector by placing orders for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles under development by a host of startups. 

Technology Developments

Atea hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff air taxi
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France’s Ascendance Advances Hybrid-Electric Air Taxi, Power Train

Jun 14, 2021
French startup Ascendance Flight Technologies is progressing toward the public demonstration of its Atea hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff air taxi during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
ecopulse
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Wind Tunnel Tests Advance France’s EcoPulse Hybrid-Electric Testbed

Jun 11, 2021
The tests at Airbus UK in Filton, England, evaluated the complete assembly of the Safran electric engine, Airbus nacelle and DUC Helices propeller.
XTI
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XTI Targets TriFan 600 First Flight Within 20 Months

Jun 15, 2021
Targeting FAA certification by late 2024 or early 2025, the Denver, Colorado-based company’s ambitious test and development plan calls for assembly and first flight of the initial TriFan 600 test aircraft within the next 20 months.
Advanced air mobility aircraft in flight
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Researchers Show Fast Charging Of High-Energy eVTOL Batteries

Jun 14, 2021
Heating the battery could enable fast charging for high utilization of electric air taxis while also enabling the rapid discharge rates required to provide the power for vertical takeoff and landing, researchers at Pennsylvania State University have demonstrated.
Lilium demonstrator
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Lilium Preparing To Fly Redesigned eVTOL Battery System

Jun 18, 2021
Setbacks come with the territory when it comes to developing aircraft, according to Alastair McIntosh, chief technology officer of electric air-taxi developer Lilium.
Helsinki
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European Projects Champion Collaboration On UAM Research

Jun 16, 2021
The UAM coalition has been formed by the EU-funded projects Flying Forward 2020 (FF2020), AiRMOUR and Aurora, and is open to other programs.
Partizan STOL demonstrator
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Russia Flies Testbed For Electric-STOL Demonstrator

Jun 16, 2021
A Russian research laboratory has flown an aerodynamic testbed for a planned short-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator aircraft using distributed electric propulsion to provide powered lift.
Magnix EPU
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Magnix Unveils Family Of Complete Electric Propulsion Units

Jun 17, 2021
Aircraft electrification pioneer MagniX has revamped its product line, introducing a pair of complete electric propulsion units as successors to its original electric motor offerings.

Infrastructure

Skylanes for UAM
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Corridors Could Be a Solution To AAM Airspace Access Issue

Jun 22, 2021
Working groups are evaluating a variety of solutions to some of the toughest issues in urban air mobility operations, including where the aircraft will operate and how they will enter and exit that airspace.
EHang vertiport
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Partnership Forms To Enable Urban Air Services In Rome

Jun 18, 2021
Italian civil aviation authority ENAC, air navigation service provider ENAV and airport operator Aeroporti di Roma have signed a letter of intent to coordinate on services, technologies and infrastructure for advanced air mobility.
Brittany Ferries Seaglider WIG boat
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Cross-Channel Ferry Firm To Study Regent’s Electric WIG Vehicle

Jun 15, 2021
French shipping company Brittany Ferries has signed and agreement with U.S. startup Regent to study the use of electric-powered wing-in-ground vehicles for English Channel passenger services.

Business

Eve
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Embraer’s Eve Partners With Ascent To Penetrate Asian Markets

Jun 15, 2021
The partnership will see Eve’s vehicles added to Singapore-based Ascent's flight booking application once they are available.
Hyundai vertiport
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South Korean Capital, Hyundai Partner On UAM

Jun 16, 2021
Automaker Hyundai and the Seoul metropolitan government have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable the development of urban air mobility (UAM) in the South Korean capital.

Operations

EHang emergency response eVTOLs
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EHang Mobilizes eVTOLs To Support COVID Relief And Control Efforts

Jun 16, 2021
With a flare-up in coronavirus cases in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong seemingly on the wane, EHang has revealed it deployed its autonomous air vehicles to support COVID-19 relief and control efforts in Guangzhou.