Volocopter has published its VoloPort handbook for the physical infrastructure supporting electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations. According to the company: “This detailed
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Category: Vertiports
NASA publishes concept of operations for high density vertiport operations
The US National Aeronautical and Space Administration has released a concept of operations for high density vertiport operations. The publication provides a guide for future technology
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“Europe will need one vertiport/drone landing site per 3,000 urban residents by 2036” -DACUS report
The Demand and Capacity Optimisation for U-space programme (DACUS project) has published its Concept of Operations for “Demand and Capacity Balancing” (DCB) for drones within
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FAA, NASA and UAS industry leaders meet with NUAIR to discuss vertiport technology and self-flying aircraft in cities
Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) is laying the groundwork to further develop NASA’s advanced air mobility (AAM) efforts. NUAIR manages the USD897,000 task
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We need to re-think air taxis and vertiports
Companies are beginning to ask questions about the viability of Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) VTOL aircraft, says Thomas Melcher of https://www.sky-boom.com/ Sabastian Thrun, Larry Page’s
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Lilium designs its own “smaller, smarter and safer Vertiport”
Lilium aims to design vertiports for its vehicles which are smaller, smarter and safer than other designs and that deliver a scalable, high-speed regional transportation
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“ISO to develop standards for small cargo drones vertiports” – EuroUSC-Italia
On 27 April 2020, ISO Technical Committee TC/20 (Aerospace) approved the launch of the New Work Item (NWI) 5015-2 to develop an international standard on
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How do you put out a vertiport fire? One of the many unanswered questions facing UAM infrastructure developers
By Michael Willoughby China’s autonomous air taxi company EHang at the start of December 2019 announced its strategic partnership with property developer Heli Chuangxin Real
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Skyports shows render of first-ever full-scale, life-sized vertiport prototype
Skyports has released a render of the world’s first-ever full-scale, life-sized vertiport prototype. The real thing will be shown at this year’s ITS World Congress
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