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Advanced Air Mobility Report, October 4, 2023

VOL. 3 NO. 40 October 04, 2023
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Technology Developments

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Joby Begins Piloted Flight Tests Of S4 eVTOL

Oct 04, 2023
Joby Aviation has begun flying its S4 tiltprop electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a pilot on board.
UH2 dash 8-300 testbed
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UH2 Launches Into Full Hydrogen-Electric Dash 8 Flight Tests

Sep 27, 2023
Universal Hydrogen's modified Dash 8 incorporates the hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system in place of the Pratt & Whitney PW123 turboprop on its right wing.
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Horizon Air CEO Explains Increase To 7 Seats For Hybrid-Electric VTOL

Sep 28, 2023
Canadian air taxi startup Horizon Air recently announced a design change from five to seven seats for its hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Beta’s Alia demonstrator makes a conventional landing at Montreal’s Pierre Trudeau International Airport
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Beta Flies First Electric Aircraft Into Montreal

Sep 28, 2023
With cross-border flights by electric aircraft a rarity, Beta says the Alia flight was the first by a fully electric aircraft into Montreal.
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Icelandic Startup Pursuing Development Of Bird-Like UAS

Sep 26, 2023
An Icelandic startup is attempting to develop an uncrewed aircraft system that will mimic the flight of a bird.
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CycloRotor eVTOL Propulsion Testbed Begins Outdoor Flights

Sep 18, 2023
Austria’s CycloTech has begun outdoor flight tests of its CycloRotor propulsion technology demonstrator.
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Dutch Hydrogen-Electric Startup Takes Next Step

Sep 20, 2023
Netherlands-based hydrogen-electric propulsion startup Conscious Aerospace plans to open a hangar at Rotterdam The Hague Airport on Oct. 12.
Dornier 328 testbed
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DLR Acquires D328 As Flying Hydrogen Laboratory

Sep 28, 2023
German aerospace center DLR has taken delivery of a Dornier 328-100 modified by Deutsche Aircraft to be a flying testbed for sustainable aviation technologies.

Regulatory

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FAA Reveals Wing’s Plans To Expand Drone Deliveries In DFW

Sep 15, 2023
The plans would expand Wing’s operating bases, or “nests,” from three to as many as 25 across the metroplex.

Business

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Australia Plans Dufour eVTOL Medical Delivery Trial

Oct 03, 2023
Australia’s V-Star Powered Lift Aviation and radiopharmaceutical supplier Cyclotek have signed an agreement to trial the use of long-range uncrewed aircraft to deliver time-sensitive medical tracers to regional imaging centers.
Cessna Caravan
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Surf Air Leverages Textron Partnership In Electric Caravan Push

Sep 15, 2023
Surf Air Mobility is developing both electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for the Cessna Caravan.
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Volare Outlines Operating Concept For Lilium Jet

Sep 25, 2023
The launch customer for the Pioneer Edition of the Lilium Jet has already sold an undisclosed number of its initial batch of 10 aircraft.

Infrastructure

Aurrigo auto concept
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UPS To Test Autonomous Electric Cargo Vehicle At UK Airport

Sep 28, 2023
An Auto-Cargo vehicle will be deployed to move heavy loads to and from aircraft at the UPS hub at East Midlands Airport.

Finance

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Uncrewed Firefighting Helicopter Startup Rain Raises $9.7m

Sep 25, 2023
Rain, a developer of an uncrewed firefighting helicopter technology, has raised a $9.7 million seed round of financing.

AAM Briefs

Bye eFlyer 2
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AAM Briefs

Oct 02, 2023
Deutsche Aircraft has completed powered-model wind tunnel testing of its D328 Alpha hydrogen-electric propulsion demonstrator.