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Advanced Air Mobility Report, April 13, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 15 April 13, 2022
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Analysis

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Lithium-Sulfur Crystal Battery Startup Targets eVTOL

Apr 11, 2022
German startup Theion is targeting electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as an early market for solid-state, lithium-sulfur batteries that promise three times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion cells.

Investment

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AAM Stock Composite

Apr 11, 2022
After slow incremental improvements in the performance of advanced air mobility publicly held stocks for the past three weeks, the five-day period ending April 11 brought the nascent industry back to the ground.
DS30
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Doosan Raises Funds For Hydrogen Cargo Drones

Apr 06, 2022
South Korea’s Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) has secured a 27 billion won ($22 million) investment, primarily for the development of cargo drones powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
DLR
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Hydrogen-Powered Dornier 328 Secures German Funding

Apr 05, 2022
Germany’s government has confirmed it is funding a project to modify a Dornier 328 regional turboprop into a flying testbed for zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion. 
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Lift Aircraft Awarded USAF Contract For More eVTOL Test Flights

Apr 07, 2022
Lift Aircraft has been awarded a Phase 3 contract by the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program to continue experimentation and flight tests of its single-seat HEXA electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Jaunt
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Jaunt Secures New Canadian Investors

Apr 05, 2022
As it works to establish design and manufacturing operations in Montreal, Jaunt Air Mobility has secured two new Canadian investors and advisors, retired Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu and entrepreneur Mitch Garber.
Overwatch Imaging
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Imaging System Supplier Raises $11M Investment

Apr 11, 2022
Start-up Overwatch Imaging of Hood River, Oregon, has closed an $11 million Series A financing round to advance its precision imaging payloads designed for drones and general aviation aircraft.
Urban Blue
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PE Firms Target AAM Infrastructure Company Atlantia

Apr 08, 2022
Atlantia, the parent company of subsidiaries that have formed an urban air mobility venture known as Urban Blue, is the target of multiple private equity firms.

Technology

Dornier 228 modification
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MTU Sets Zero-Emission Sights On Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Propulsion

Apr 08, 2022
MTU preparing to begin testing elements of a 600-kW hydrogen-electric powertrain scheduled for flight testing in 2026.

Supply Chain

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Europe Invests $17M In AAM, Electric Manufacturing Startup

Apr 07, 2022
The European Investment Bank on April 6 unveiled roughly $17.4 million in financing for Dutch company Airborne International.
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Archer Partners With Hexcel On eVTOL Composites

Apr 07, 2022
Hexcel has signed a letter of intent with Archer Aviation to provide high-performance carbon fiber materials for the electric vertical takeoff and landing startup’s production air taxi.
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Broker Blueberry Partners With eVTOL Developer Dufour

Apr 05, 2022
Helicopter and commercial aircraft brokerage Blueberry Aviation has signed an agreement to support Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace in securing launch customers for its Aero2 and Aero3 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Infrastructure

Luxaviation Paris
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Luxaviation Focuses On Building AAM Ground Network

Apr 08, 2022
The FBO division of Europe’s Luxaviation Group plans to develop ground infrastructure for future advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles as it pursues a growth strategy based on building and acquiring new facilities.

Regulatory

FAA building
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FAA Places Liu As Aircraft Certification Lead

Apr 11, 2022
Long-time agency official Lirio Liu will take over as executive director of FAA’s Aircraft Certification Service, replacing Earl Lawrence, who moves to the NextGen Office to become deputy assistant administrator. 

Operations

Volocopter 2X development aircraft
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Volocopter Conducts eVTOL Air Taxi Noise Tests Near Paris

Apr 08, 2022
As Paris looks to showcase urban air taxis during the 2024 Olympics, eVTOL pioneer Volocopter is first to conduct noise tests.
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Wing Launches Drone Delivery Service In Dallas-Fort Worth

Apr 11, 2022
Wing will launch the first commercial drone delivery services in a major U.S. metropolitan area on April 7 in Dallas-Forth Worth.

Business

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Universal Hydrogen Plans To Fly Fuel-Cell-Powered Dash 8

Apr 06, 2022
Universal Hydrogen plans to flight test its 1-megawatt, hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system on a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional aircraft starting around September.
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Lobo Leasing Partners With Pipistrel On Cargo eVTOL

Apr 05, 2022
Helicopter leasing company Lobo Leasing has signed a letter of intent with Pipistrel that includes deposits for the acquisition of 15 Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing unmanned cargo aircraft.
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Piasecki Advances Hydrogen-Electric Helicopter Demonstrator Plan

Apr 07, 2022
Piasecki is planning to fly an 80-kW fuel-cell powertrain in an off-the-shelf commercial helicopter as a key demonstration step toward development of its PA-890 hydrogen-electric light helicopter.

AAM Briefs

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AAM Briefs

Apr 11, 2022
After a delay caused by rain, Germany’s Lilium has resumed flight testing of its Phoenix 2 eVTOL demonstrator.

Investor Update

Boeing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing X-plane
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NASA’s 2030 Aeronautics Budgets Targets Sustainability And Mobility

Apr 08, 2022
NASA requests funds to accelerate Sustainable Flight Demonstrator program to fly ultraefficient X-plane.

Calendar Of Events

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Upcoming Events

Apr 11, 2022
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Carole Rickard Hedden at [email protected].