Doosan Mobility and JOUAV have partnered to develop "the world's first hydrogen fuel cell VTOL commercial drone solution." The result of their collaboration is the DJ25: winner of a CES 2022 Innovation Award. "DJ25 is the world's first hydrogen fuel cell VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) commercial drone solution," says the CES Announcement. South Korean Doosan … [Read more...] about Hydrogen Fuel Cell VTOL: DJ25 Wins CES Innovation Award [VIDEO]
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Archer eVTOL Gets FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate: Check Out These Images!
Archer eVTOL Granted New FAA Status by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Archer Aviation Inc. announced that the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has granted it a Special Airworthiness Certificate authorizing the company to begin flight testing its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Maker aircraft. With this final threshold to begin off-ground … [Read more...] about Archer eVTOL Gets FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate: Check Out These Images!
Avy’s Launches Drone Response Network
Avy Launches World’s First Drone Response Network by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Dutch aviation technology pioneer Avy has launched the first Drone Response Network to combine docking stations with autonomous aircraft that possess vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. The network’s implementation provides ‘drone coverage’ within a certain area, … [Read more...] about Avy’s Launches Drone Response Network
SwissDrones Flies in Malta: BVLOS Flights Over Water
SwissDrones Completes Test Flights in Malta by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This week, Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (Transport Malta), Malta’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and SwissDrones, a global manufacturer of long-range unmanned helicopter systems, oversaw a sequence of long-range Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights over water for … [Read more...] about SwissDrones Flies in Malta: BVLOS Flights Over Water
Publicly Traded Advanced Air Mobility Companies: Lilium, Archer Join Joby, Ehang
(News and Editorial. Not to be construed as investment advice.) It's been a big season for publicly traded advanced air mobility companies. Chinese manufacturer EHang went public early in the game, hitting Nasdaq on September 19, 2019 (NASDAQ:EH): but this year, they've gotten some company. US-based Joby Aviation went public last month, commencing trading on the New York … [Read more...] about Publicly Traded Advanced Air Mobility Companies: Lilium, Archer Join Joby, Ehang
