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Advanced Air Mobility Report, March 16, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 11 March 16, 2022
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Technology Developments

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U.S. Air Force Pilots Fly Beta’s eVTOL

Mar 14, 2022
Two U.S. Air Force pilots have become the first to conduct crewed test flights of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft under the service’s Agility Prime program.
Joby Aviation N542AJ prototype
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NTSB Cites Component Failure In Joby eVTOL Prototytpe Crash

Mar 09, 2022
The Joby Aviation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that crashed on Feb. 16 during a remotely piloted flight test experienced a component failure, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report.
Electra.aero STOL aircraft
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Air Force Supports Electra’s eSTOL Flight-Controls Work

Mar 10, 2022
Using distributed electric propulsion to blow air over the wing and flaps promises to enable ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing capability but poses challenges for flight control because of the strong coupling between aerodynamics and propulsion, between generating lift and producing thrust.
H2Fly
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H2Fly Preparing To Fly Liquid-Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Propulsion

Mar 09, 2022
With 15 years of experience with hydrogen propulsion over six generations of fuel-cell powertrain, Germany’s H2Fly is preparing to take the next steps: flying on liquid hydrogen and moving up to a 40-seat regional airliner.

Investor Updates

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AAM Publicly Traded Stocks Take Dive Again

Mar 15, 2022
A week ago advanced air mobility publicly traded stocks dropped by just more than 12%, followed this week with another 11% decline.
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AeroMobil Presents Plans For Drive/Fly Ridesharing Service

Mar 15, 2022
Slovakian startup AeroMobil is briefing potential investors on its plans to set up the first door-to-door aerial ridesharing service in the U.S. using a four-seat drive/fly vehicle.

Business

Allocore's Clio power distribution hub
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Startup Spotlight: Allocortech

Mar 11, 2022
U.S. startup Regent, which is developing sea-skimming electric seagliders to serve overwater routes between coastal cities, has selected Allocortech to provide safety-critical avionics for its technology demonstrator.
ZEROe
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Airbus Begins Green Hydrogen Partnership With Australian Group

Mar 08, 2022
A joint taskforce will assess challenges around green hydrogen regulations, infrastructure and global supply chains, including the production of green hydrogen and the infrastructure needed to support delivery to airports and fuel aircraft. 
CityAirbus wings
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Spirit AeroSystems To Make eVTOL CityAirbus’ Wings

Mar 09, 2022
Airbus is continuing to build the industrial team for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, partnering with Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the multi-copter’s wings.
EHang EH216
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Malaysia’s AeroTree Partners With EHang, Signs For 60 eVTOLs

Mar 10, 2022
Malaysian aviation services AeroTree has formed a partnership with China’s EHang to develop urban air mobility and placed a pre-order for 60 autonomous electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
Belfast
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Spirit AeroSystems To Grow Business Jet Segment As It Diversifies

Mar 08, 2022
Spirit AeroSystems’ acquisition of the assets of Bombardier’s Short Brothers operation in Northern Ireland in 2020 has accelerated the company’s goal to diversify so it is less reliant on the commercial sector.
uAvionix
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Private Equity Firm Buys Small Unmanned Avionics Startup UAvionix

Mar 10, 2022
Private equity firm DC Capital Partners has bought uAvionix, a seven-year-old developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, including for unmanned aircraft.
UH2
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Universal Hydrogen To Base Manufacturing In Albuquerque

Mar 11, 2022
The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.
Seoul
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UAM Aims To Avoid Public Pitfalls Known To Helicopter Industry

Mar 09, 2022
Residents' concerns about the impact of nearby flight operations on their land value are especially relevant to urban air mobility as eVTOLs and cargo drones hope to operate in the heart of urban areas.
Supernal’s S-A1
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Advanced Air Mobility Company Supernal ‘Mines’ To Hire New Employees

Mar 11, 2022
Hyundai division seeks candidates where they are doing what they love.
Joby Aviation cockpit
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CAE To Build Training Devices For Joby’s eVTOL

Mar 09, 2022
Training systems provider CAE has added another advanced-air-mobility startup to its customer ranks with an agreement to develop the flight-simulation training devices for Joby Aviation’s electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

Operations

Boreal UAM drone
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Airspace Management Tests Begin For Paris UAM Trials

Mar 10, 2022
On the path to implementing pre-commercial services during the Paris 2024 Olympics, a European demonstration program has completed its first field tests of U-space airspace services to support urban and intercity operations with unmanned and manned aircraft.

Infrastructure

Vertiport
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Lack Of eVTOL Performance Data Makes Designing Vertiports Difficult

Mar 09, 2022
Until there is more available data on what a stabilized approach is for an eVTOL aircraft, the FAA will maintain a conservative approach as to how vertiports should be safely built.

Regulatory/Legislative

Parrot Anafi quadcopter
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FAA Advisory Group Proposes Steps To Expand Drone Ops

Mar 11, 2022
An FAA advisory group has recommended regulatory requirements for flying small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond the vision of an operator, a capability considered key to the commercial exploitation of drones