Posts by AeroCar Journal Staff
Can Your UAVs Make It Rain? The Drones in Dubai Can.
Scientists in Dubai are modifying drones to shoot laser beams into clouds and charge them with electricity to create rain.
How Far Will Your UAM Aircraft Fly?
Where UAM aircraft ranges in miles are at right now and how emerging technologies may improve UAM aircraft ranges.
Vertical Flight Society Awards $100,000 in Scholarships
The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) awarded more than US$100,000 to 27 young engineering scholars at 11 universities in the U.S. and Germany to recognize, incentivize, and reward their promise and talent toward advancing vertical flight. “Since 1977, our Vertical Flight Foundation (VFF) Scholarships have helped inspire generations of students to pursue careers in vertical flight,…
Frequently Asked Questions about Flying Cars
When will members of the public be able to regularly ride the skies in eVTOLs? Answer: While manufacturers might tell you otherwise, NASA gives a conservative estimate of about 2030. What’s taking so long? Answer: It’s complicated. No seriously, what are the biggest obstacles to eVTOLs becoming a reality? Answer: Batteries, batteries, batteries….
NASA, Wisk, and Alaka’i Form UAM Partnership
As part of its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign (NC), NASA announced on November 16, 2020, that it had signed information exchange agreements with UAM vehicle developers, Mountain View, California-based Wisk and Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based Alaka’i Technologies. The agreements will facilitate the integration of eVTOLs and hybrid VTOLs into the U.S. national airspace. Working with…