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Advanced Air Mobility Report, October 5, 2022

VOL. 2 NO. 40 October 05, 2022
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Technology

Wisk’s self-flying Generation 6 aircraft
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Wisk Unveils ‘Generation 6’ Production eVTOL

Oct 03, 2022
Startup believes it can automate air taxis but will face FAA certification challenges.
Clean Aviation Airbus A295 test aircraft
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Clean Aviation ‘On Track’ To Meet Targets As New Projects Unveiled

Sep 28, 2022
Leaders of Europe’s Clean Aviation research initiative believe the program is on track to see decreases in aircraft greenhouse gas emissions by 30% within the next decade.
Dawn One
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Electra Flies Solar-Powered Climate Research UAV

Sep 28, 2022
Electra.aero conducted the first flight of its Dawn One solar-battery hybrid-electric research aircraft at its new development facility at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia on Sept. 9.
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Swiss Students Fly Electric Aircraft

Sep 30, 2022
An electric four-seat aircraft developed by students at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich research university made its first flight on Sept. 30 in Dubendorf.
Eviation
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Eviation Conducts Successful First Flight Of All-Electric Alice

Sep 27, 2022
First flight of the all-electric commuter and cargo aircraft prototype is a major milestone on the road toward the fielding of a new generation of sustainable air vehicles.
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Textron Works With ZeroAvia To Convert Caravan To Hydrogen

Sep 29, 2022
Textron Aviation is to help startup ZeroAvia develop and certify a hydrogen-electric propulsion conversion for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan single-turboprop utility aircraft.
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Umiles Flies eVTOL Urban Air Taxi Concept In U-space Trial

Sep 29, 2022
One of the more unusual designs for an urban air taxi—Spanish company Umiles Next’s “drone-of-drones” Concept Integrity—has conducted flight tests at the Onera Test Field in Toulouse.
Rhaegal
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Sabrewing Finally Flies Rhaegal Turbo-Electric VTOL Cargo UAV

Sep 29, 2022
The first tethered hover of the VTOL comes more than two years after the initial prototype was rolled out.

Investment & Finance

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Vertical Aerospace Soars Despite Faltering Market

Oct 03, 2022
 Amid cautions from the United Nations (U.N.) concerning higher interest rates and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index experiencing its worst monthly drop since March 2020 in September, the month of October opened as better in general in terms of stock performance.
Lilium
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Lilium Looks To Private eVTOL Sales To Boost Finances

Sep 29, 2022
The German electric air-taxi startup is working to bolster its balance sheet and control costs.

Business

SD-05
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SkyDrive, Volatus Partner On Vertiport Infrastructure

Sep 29, 2022
The news comes days after SkyDrive unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 eVTOL aircraft.
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Eve Begins Assessing Learnings From Demonstrations

Sep 30, 2022
When Eve Holding launched its electric vertical takeoff and landing commuter flight demonstrations in Chicago, the goal was to gather as much data and information as possible to formulate what a future commuter operation would look like.
Blade India
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Blade India Signs Deal For Eve eVTOL Air Taxis

Sep 27, 2022
Embraer spinoff Eve Holding has signed an agreement with on-demand helicopter service provider Blade India that covers electric air taxis and urban air traffic management software.
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Korean AAM Startup MintAir To Buy Electra eSTOLs

Sep 27, 2022
MintAir, a startup that plans to become an advanced air mobility operator in South Korea, has signed a letter of intent with Electra.aero to acquire 50 electric short takeoff and landing aircraft for passenger and cargo regional air mobility services.
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Bizav Operators See Huge Demand, Significant Challenges For AAM

Sep 29, 2022
Business aviation operators are eager to get their hands on advanced air mobility platforms, but infrastructure uncertainties may slow their introduction, panel discussion participants at the Air Charter Expo say.

Regulatory

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EHang Cites Progress Toward Autonomous eVTOL Certification

Sep 30, 2022
With the world’s advanced air mobility (AAM) industry watching EHang’s progress toward the first type certification of an autonomous air taxi, the Chinese startup has reported that the project specific certification plan for its two-seat EH216-S has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Screen shot
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Industry Reps Call For Timely Certification Of AAM Aircraft

Sep 30, 2022
The FAA should clarify its certification requirements for advanced air mobility vehicles and work with the federal energy department to validate battery technology and develop a charging infrastructure for electric aircraft, aviation industry representatives say.

Technology & Business

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LuftCar Pitches To Develop eVTOL Fuel-Cell Propulsion

Sep 29, 2022
Already planning to develop an autonomous hydrogen-fueled air and road vehicle and associated landing and refueling infrastructure, U.S. startup LuftCar has announced plans to develop a fuel-cell/battery hybrid propulsion system for the advanced air mobility market.

AAM Briefs

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AAM Briefs

Sep 30, 2022
Overair’s XP-1 uncrewed full-scale demonstrator for the Butterfly tiltrotor eVTOL air taxi is expected to fly by the end of 2023 or in early 2024.