Results of a representative survey on attitudes and personal usage intentions regarding delivery drones and air taxis among the German population show that most of
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
US releases initial Urban Air Mobility ConOps, inspired by UTM operations
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released an initial Concept of Operations (ConOps) for Urban Air Mobility. The 30-page document describes how urban air
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UAVOS “UVH-170 emergency response UAV can now operate at 16,400ft”
UAVOS has announced that its UVH – 170 unmanned helicopter – designed for commercial operations and immediate air response, emergency relief under demanding conditions and
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U-Flyte researchers develop new concept for urban UTM
The Department of Computer Science, Maynooth University, Ireland – the U-Flyte strategic research partnership (see box) – has published a paper “Fundamental Elements of an
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NASA seeks industry partners for advanced air mobility flight trials
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) is seeking advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle industry partners that will focus on demonstrating integrated AAM operations in flight
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CycloTech launches airfoil-less air taxi propulsion concept
Linz-based CycloTech GmbH has developed an advanced propulsion system for air taxis and drones based on the Voith-Schneider propeller maritime concept. According to a company
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NASA publishes research findings of high-density, urban UTM trials
A lack of standardization in referencing altitudes across components in the small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) domain is a hurdle to implementing UTM systems in
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Honeywell “starts in-flight testing of UAM auto-land system”
Honeywell has announced it has begun in-flight testing of sensors that will guide urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles to land without pilot intervention. According to
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Honeywell launches thermal management system for UAM markets
Honeywell has announced the launch of its Micro Vapor Cycle System (MicroVCS), a lightweight, low-maintenance and energy-efficient thermal management system that uses advanced technology to
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Honeywell announces formation of new UAM business unit
Honeywell reports it has formed a new business unit dedicated to the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industries. The Unmanned Aerial
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