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Advanced Air Mobility Report, November 10, 2021

VOL. 1 NO. 22 November 10, 2021
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Business

Energia
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Embraer Unveils 9- To 50-Seat Sustainable Aircraft Concepts

Nov 08, 2021
The family of Energia-branded concepts—with all-electric, hybrid-electric or hydrogen-fueled propulsion for low emissions and noise—are aimed to enter into service between 2030 and 2040.
The 100-seat Wright Spirit is a BAe 146 regional jet modified to zero-emission electric propulsion
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Startup Wright Wants Electric BAe 146 Ready By 2026

Nov 04, 2021
The company is ground-testing a 2-megawatt electric motor and ultimately plans to develop a 180-seat zero-emission short-haul airliner.
Dufour Aerospace Aero3 prototype eVTOL
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Dufour Aerospace Launches Unmanned Cargo eVTOL

Nov 04, 2021
Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has launched a tiltwing unmanned cargo aircraft as a step toward development of its planned Aero3 passenger-carrying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft
Pantala Concept H
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China’s Pantuo Joins eVTOL Race

Nov 04, 2021
Another Chinese startup has launched into the already crowded electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi market.
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Partnership Researches Public Safety Drones

Nov 02, 2021
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Airborne International Response Team have joined forces to study the use of small unmanned aircraft systems by public safety and emergency response organizations.
Toronto skyline concept for CAAM
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Canada Advances Plans For National AAM Road Map, Looks To Toronto

Nov 05, 2021
The Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) has released a report on the potential of Toronto as an early market as it works toward releasing a national road map for Canada.
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McKinsey & Co. Reports $12 Billion AAM Investment

Nov 08, 2021
McKinsey & Co.’s Robin Riedel says approximately $12 billion in funding has flowed into advanced air mobility over the past decades, “a meaningful number.”

Weekly Debrief

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Weekly Debrief: House Sends AAM Act To Senate

Nov 08, 2021
U.S. House members on Nov. 4 passed a bipartisan bill in support of advanced air mobility that would establish an AAM interagency working group to review policies and make recommendations to further the technologies and infrastructure for the new transportation capability.

Regulatory

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MTU, EASA Work On Fuel Cell Certification

Nov 04, 2021
Germany’s MTU Aero Engines has partnered with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to develop certification requirements for hydrogen fuel cells in aircraft.
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SkyDrive Launches Japan’s First eVTOL Certification Program

Nov 02, 2021
Startup SkyDrive has become the first Japanese company to formally initiate the type certification process for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Technology Developments

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Researchers Get Closer Look At Zeva’s eVTOL

Nov 04, 2021
Washington State University is helping startup Zeva Aero with development of a single-person electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle under a grant from the state’s Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation.
Kitty Hawk Heaviside eVTOL
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Air Force Agility Prime Program To Flight-Test eVTOLs In 2022

Nov 05, 2021
In 2022, the U.S. Air Force plans to have government pilots fly prototype eVTOL aircraft on military bases as part of the Agility Prime program, to evaluate potential use cases as the service moves toward fielding an initial tranche of vehicles in fiscal 2023.
EVTOL cyclorotors
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CycloTech Completes Hover Tests Of Cyclorotor Electric Propulsion Demo

Nov 05, 2021
Austria’s CycloTech is in discussions on the first application of its cyclorotor electric propulsion system after completing initial hover flight tests of a subscale demonstrator.
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China’s Autoflight Flies V1500M eVTOL

Nov 01, 2021
Barely a month after completing a $100 million series A fundraising round, Chinese startup Autoflight has flown a prototype of its V1500M three/four-passenger electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
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Europe’s Mahepa Project Completes Hybrid-Electric Demos

Nov 02, 2021
A European project to demonstrate a modular hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for future small short/medium-range regional aircraft has been completed with flight tests of a second power train demonstrator.
Evolito axial-flux technology
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Evolito Brings Production-Ready, Power-Dense Motors To eVTOL

Nov 05, 2021
Evolito is a new UK company bringing a new power-dense electric-motor architecture to aerospace.
Overair
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Overair Begins Rotor System Ground Tests

Nov 04, 2021
The rotor system will power a flying demonstrator of the company’s Butterfly quad-tiltrotor starting late in 2022 or early in 2023.

Who's Where

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Who’s Where In AAM

Nov 08, 2021
Gur Kimchi, co-founder of Amazon’s drone delivery service Amazon Prime Air, has joined the board of directors at Near Earth Autonomy, which is working to develop safe and efficient autonomous flight capabilities.

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