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Advanced Air Mobility Report, September 29, 2021

VOL. 1 NO. 17 September 29, 2021
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Business

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Commitments Show Wide Spread Of Interest In eVTOL

Sep 29, 2021
The lineup of commitments for almost 4,000 aircraft so far assembled by the nascent electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing industry paints an interesting picture of the potential customer base.
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Alaka’i Preparing To Fly New Skai Fuel-Cell eVTOL Prototype

Sep 23, 2021
Alaka’i Technologies is awaiting FAA approval to begin free-flight tests on a new prototype of its Skai zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell-powered electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
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Xeriant To Merge With Hybrid-Electric VTOL Developer XTI

Sep 22, 2021
After announcing a joint venture in June, startup Xeriant has agreed to merge with XTI Aircraft in a bid to secure the funding needed to develop the TriFan 600 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing business aircraft.
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Paragon Underpins VTOL Ambition With Ecosystem Push

Sep 24, 2021
Founded in 2018 in Jamaica, Paragon VTOL Aerospace announced in June that it will move its operations to Brownsville, Texas.
Heart
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Regional Startups Heart, Deutsche Aircraft Name Suppliers

Sep 22, 2021
Heart Aerospace has selected a supplier to complete preliminary design of the doors for its ES-19 all-electric 19-seat regional airliner while Deutsche Aircraft has chosen a company to produce the wing box and engine supports for its D328eco 40-seat regional turboprop.
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UK VTOL Startup Seeks Faster Route To Market

Sep 23, 2021
Looking to gain experience and revenue from an earlier market entry, UK startup Samad Aerospace plans to develop manned and unmanned versions of a half-scale model built to flight test the configuration of the company’s planned e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff business aircraft.
Pyka
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EmbraerX Partners With Pyka On Autonomous Ag Aircraft

Sep 24, 2021
The companies say they will work together to accelerate the entry of Pyka’s autonomous aircraft into the precision agriculture sector and “pursue opportunities to scale commercial services as autonomous aircraft operations in Brazil evolve in the coming years.”
Rendition of fuel-cell equipped Caravan
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Spanish Partners To Convert Caravan To Fuel-Cell Propulsion

Sep 21, 2021
The goal is to be able to fly missions longer than 200 km (125 mi.) with nine passengers and zero emissions.

AAM Briefs

Technology Developments

Kargo
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Kaman Developing Unmanned Resupply Aircraft

Sep 21, 2021
Kaman is developing an unmanned cargo rotorcraft, the Kargo, to meet the anticipated U.S. Marine Corps requirement for an autonomous resupply vehicle to support distributed operations.
X2
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China’s XPeng Details X2 Autonomous eVTOL

Sep 24, 2021
Backed by China’s electric carmaker XPeng, HT Aero has unveiled details of its X2 autonomous two-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
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Rolls-Royce Electric Aircraft Exceeds 200 mph During First Flight

Sep 24, 2021
Rolls-Royce’s Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft came close to exceeding the speed record for electric aircraft on its first flight, company officials say.
Dash 8
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Universal Hydrogen Establishes Center In Toulouse

Sep 22, 2021
The U.S. startup has selected Toulouse as the location for its second design and engineering center, establishing a presence in Europe as Airbus advances its plans to field a hydrogen-fueled airliner by 2035.
H2
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Kitty Hawk Returns To Autonomous Single-Seat eVTOL Strategy

Sep 22, 2021
The startup has decided it wants to start flying people as soon as possible and so will certify the autonomous single-seat Heaviside H2 now in flight testing as its entry into the market.
City Airbus next generation
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Airbus Commits To UAM With Evolved EVTOL

Sep 22, 2021
Airbus has committed to the advanced air mobility market targeting the certification of a winged multi-copter by 2025.

Operations

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Clay Lacy FBOs To Add AAM Charging Stations

Sep 29, 2021
Clay Lacy Aviation will provide electric charging stations as part of its fixed-base operator services through a partnership with Eviation.
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Angry Bird Clips Wing’s Drone, Spurs Deliveries Pause

Sep 23, 2021
Alphabet subsidiary Wing has paused some of its drone package deliveries in the suburbs of Canberra, Australia, after one of its drones was attacked by a raven.

Investor Updates

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Autoflight Secures Funding For Manned eVTOL

Sep 23, 2021
China’s Autoflight has announced completion of a $100 million Series A funding round, which it believes may be the largest yet in the country’s fledging electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle industry.

Regulatory

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FAA Issues Special Conditions For Electric Engine Certification

Sep 29, 2021
The FAA has published the final special conditions for type certification of MagniX’s magni350 and magni650 electric engines.

Industry Data