AAMI Weekly Newsletter, October 13th, 2023
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Here’s a roundup of this week’s top news and developments in the advanced air mobility industry…
Cyclotech Ltd presents the CruiseUp concept, an air vehicle that visualizes the benefits of CycloRotor technology and its capability of 360° thrust vectoring within a compact, passenger-oriented design.
The specific orientation of the 6 rotors, with 2 on the length axis of the vehicle, enables high-precision sideways and backward flight, as well as mid-air braking – all without tilting or banking the vehicle.
Developed as part of a feasibility study, CruiseUp provides an outstanding passenger travel experience with maximum comfort, high maneuverability, and a seamless transition from hover to forward flight.
While the 20th century taught mankind to fly with fossil fuels, the company believes the 21st century will see emission-free “Flying Cars/Air Cars” become part of a new normality.
“With the dimensions of 6.7m x 3.3m CruiseUp is just 50% bigger than current cars and way smaller than most of the air taxi concepts and thus fits into our domestic environment.” - Andrea Marchsteiner , Project Manager.
Opener, a developer of light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced its first scalable production vehicle Helix, and has unveiled its new identity as Pivotal.
Pivotal is renowned for the BlackFly, the first eVTOL of its kind to be sold and delivered to customers.
Built on Pivotal’s fourth-generation eVTOL platform, the Helix is aimed at individuals who want to take to the sky for recreation and short-hop travel.
“Helix presents the next iteration of 10+ years of innovating, testing, and delivering on the promise to give individuals access to small, yet mighty aircraft. Pivotal reflects our mission to transform movement with the power of flight. The new identity shows the versatility of our system architecture and encapsulates both the exhilaration and utility of flight.” - said Ken Karklin , CEO of Pivotal.
Electric aerospace company BETA TECHNOLOGIES is building an electric transportation system that includes net-zero, all-electric aircraft and a cross-country, multimodal charging infrastructure to support various types of EVs.
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The company has contracted German company Volz Servos as actuator partner for the ALIA supply chain. The leading manufacturer and supplier of electromechanical rotary actuators has provided BETA Technologies with servos for prototyping for the past several years.
BETA Technologies Founder and CEO, Kyle Clark commented; “As we continue to progress toward commercialization, it’s been crucial to find partners like Volz who have deep experience and expertise not only in the technology at hand, but in certification too."
Phillipp Volz , CEO of Volz Servos added; “With the ALIA CTOL and ALIA VTOL, BETA has the most promising projects in uncrewed aviation”
Archer Aviation Inc. has closed agreements with Synovus Bank and Evans General Contractors, LLC for the financing and development of its high-volume manufacturing facility.
Archer’s goal is to transform urban travel, replacing 60-90 minute commutes by car, with estimated 10-20 minute electric aircraft flights that are safe, sustainable, low noise and cost competitive with ground transportation.
Archer’s Midnight is a piloted, four passenger aircraft designed to perform rapid back-to-back flights with minimal charge time in between flights. Archer’s Midnight aircraft will be manufactured at the company’s high-volume manufacturing facility in Covington, GA before being deployed to different customers and markets in the U.S. and abroad.
“The ability to manufacture eVTOL aircraft at scale is critical to building a successful business in this industry and Archer continues to maintain a significant lead on this front. Today, we’re taking another major step forward on our manufacturing buildout by securing a design-build agreement and financing agreement for the world’s first, and largest by volume, eVTOL manufacturing facility.” - Adam Goldstein , Archer’s Founder and CEO.
Volatus Powered by eSkyBridge has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with TruWeather Solutions to focus on vertiport placement, design, and construction. The MOU also covers the inherent weather infrastructure and weather services needed for vertiport operations to be conducted safely and efficiently.
The agreement includes a commercial relationship to provide joint expert consultation and product delivery in the areas of eVTOL infrastructure and weather.
“Don and his team are dedicated to providing eVTOL operators with the highest resolution weather data to reduce uncertainties which then improves both financial sustainability for vertiports and flight safety for passengers." - Dan Grande Sloat, JD/MBA MRAeS , VI&E Solutions CEO.
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