The Future of Advanced Air Mobility

Matt Thurber

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Eve Steps Up Ground Tests In Preparation For eVTOL Prototype Assembly

Eve Air Mobility is working with suppliers and testing components for its prototype eVTOL aircraft.
In preparation for the construction of its prototype eVTOL aircraft, set to begin in the second half of this year, Eve Air Mobility is lining up suppliers and conducting tests of various components to finalize the design.
Andre Stein, co-CEO Eve Air Mobility

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Brazilian Start-up Hatches Family of Hybrid-Electric Cargo Drones

The autonomous Tupan high-speed VTOL vehicles will be able to carry loads of up to 600 kg on flights of up to 1,200 km and at speeds of up to 850 km/h.
Using its new design for a lightweight turbofan engine, Brazil's Tupan Aircraft is bringing a trio of hybrid-electric cargo drones to market. The uncrewed vehicles will be able to carry loads of up to 600 kg on flights of up to 1,200 km. The company eventually aims to develop a passenger-carrying aircraft.
Tupan Aircraft is developing a family of hybrid-electric cargo drones.

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Electric R44 Completes First Airport-to-airport Flight

An electric-powered R44 helicopter modified by Tier 1 Engineering and Lung Biotechnology showed a new way to transport transplantable organs.
An electric-powered R44 helicopter modified by Tier 1 Engineering and Lung Biotechnology showed a new way to transport transplantable organs.
An R44 helicopter powered entirely by an electric propulsion system flies over Coachella on the way to Palm Springs International Airport.

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FAA Accepts Reliable Robotics' Certification Basis For Pilotless Technology

The FAA has accepted Reliable Robotics' certification basis for the advanced navigation and autoflight system, which should receive supplemental type certification next year.
As Reliable Robotics achieves another milestone in its plan to equip aircraft with the advanced navigation and autoflight system, the company is closer to achieving its goal of nearly autonomous flight capability. The anticipated FAA approval will, however, require that a pilot be onboard to handle contingencies, but in all other respects, the aircraft will be flown by the advanced autopilot, supplemented by an operator on the ground.
Reliable Robotics is using a Cessna Caravan aircraft to develop its autopilot.

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Rolls-Royce Exhibit Shows Off the Scale of Aircraft Engine Maker's Electric Ambitions

Rolls-Royce Electrical's exhibit at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany included the Spirit of Innovation electric aircraft, which recently smashed world speed records.
Rolls-Royce is best known for building large turbofan engines for airliners, but lately, its relatively new Electrical division has been revealing ambitious plans to provide net-zero carbon electric propulsion for a variety of new aircraft. The company is a key partner for eVTOL aircraft developers Vertical Aerospace and Eve and is also working on plans for electric, fixed-wing commuter aircraft.
Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation aircraft.

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Safran to Power Diamond's Electric DA40 Light Aircraft

The French aircraft engine manufacturer is increasing its involvement in the burgeoning electric aviation sector by supplying its EngineUs family of motors to multiple aircraft manufacturers.
Diamond Aircraft aims to certify its new electric-powered DA40 light aircraft as soon as the end of 2023,. This week it selected Safran Electrical & Power to provide the electric motor system for what it will designate as the eD40.
Diamond Aircraft's eDA40 electric-powered light aircraft.

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Eve Prepares to Fly Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype As Order Book Swells

Operators in Australia this week made agreements with the manufacturer that could lead to 90 more of its eVTOL aircraft entering service from 2026.
During this week's Singapore Airshow, Eve opened up about progress on the development of its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft, reporting that it is now ground testing a full-scale proof-of-concept prototype that could be ready to start flying in a few months from now. Meanwhile, Australian companies Microflight, Aviair and HeliSpirit signed agreements that could lead to 90 more sales of the all-electric aircraft.
Eve's eVTOL aircraft will fly in city centers.

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Heart's Electric Regional Airliner Will Use Garmin Flight Deck

The U.S. avionics manufacturer's G3000 integrated flight deck is gaining traction in the advanced air mobility sector, having now been selected by electric aircraft manufacturers Heart Aerospace and Joby Aviation.
Heart Aerospace's all-electric 19-seat ES-19 regional airliner is expected to enter commercial service in 2026, equipped with Garmin's G3000 integrated flight deck. The U.S. avionics manufacturer is targetting new electric aircraft, and its system, which has also been selected for Joby's eVTOL aircraft, includes high-resolution flight displays and touchscreen controllers.
Heart Aerospace ES-19 electric regional airliner

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Taking the Controls of Joby's eVTOL Aircraft Simulator

Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief of FutureFlight sister publication AIN, has flown multiple aircraft types over the years, and he jumped at the chance to check out Joby's eVTOL vehicle in the company's simulator.
Joby has installed a fixed-based flight simulator for its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to give advanced air mobility stakeholders a firsthand opportunity to understand how it will operate. Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief of FutureFlight sister publication AIN, took the controls to see for himself. He was impressed by how the new technology greatly reduces the workload for pilots, allowing them to focus on core flight safety tasks.
Joby simulator