Also: Surf Air Mobility, Joby Signs with Atlantic, HAMR Drone, Euro AAM Report
While Joby has embarked on building its first electric charging infrastructure on the other side of the country, Archer Aviation has begun laying groundwork for locations throughout Los Angeles, New York City, Northern California, and South Florida. The program for the Vertical Flight Society's Transformative Vertical Flight symposium has been published, giving structure to the 3-day program. The schedule will include 3 main events, including the 6th Decennial VFS Aeromechanics Specialists' Conference, the 11th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium, and the Short Course on Electric VTOL Design. Airbus completed its first powered ground test using its prototype hydrogen fuel cell system, seeing a 1.2-megawatt output. The combined "iron pod" system consisted of the electric motors to spin the propeller shaft, as well as the units to control, cool, and power them. The test is a "pivotal step on Airbus' ZEROe roadmap to put a hydrogen propulsion aircraft into service by 2035. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!
Airborne-NextGen 01.23.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:
Atlantic, Archer Aviation to Kickstart Electric Aviation in Florida
Vertical Flight Society to Hold eVTOL Symposium
1st ZEROe Fuel Cell Powers On
Surf Air Mobility Adds Another African Operator to Team
Joby Signs on with Atlantic Aviation, Too
HAMR Drone Gets AFWERX Blessing for Development
GAMA Applauds Euro AAM Report
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