Posts by Dave Clarke

Image blueprint showing energy stored in hot sand.

Is Sand the New Lithium?

The answer to powering Advanced Air Mobility may be shifting in a desert nearby. If you’ve ever walked barefoot on the beach on a hot day, you know you literally feel the heat. Heat is stored energy, stored energy that could be used to power homes, offices, cars (maybe even flying ones?!). Perhaps best of…

Read More
Illustration of an eVTOL flying above a cityscape.

Before They Buy eVTOLs, People Need to “Buy Into” eVTOLs

Public awareness of advanced air mobility (AAM) is not keeping pace with the achievements of eVTOL manufacturers.

Read More
Illuminated drones light up night sky in the form of a car.

5 Things to Know About Drones Now

Governments are using drones of various sizes in all sorts of different ways. This is just the beginning.

Read More
Multicolored pie chart just meant to serve as illustration.

Advanced Air Mobility — By the Numbers in 2023

The latest statistics for the rapidly growing uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) market.

Read More
Display of flying battery autonomous rendezvous and aerial docking concept.

Recharging Your eVTOLs – Midair

Swapping batteries midair, or more precisely, as NASA engineers describe their plan, “Energy Augmentation Concepts for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles,” (EACAAMV) is a scheme devised by eight NASA scientists to recharge (if that’s the right word) eVTOLs in midair. Kapil Sheth, Nhan Nguyen, Seth Schisler, Todd Stinchfield, Corey Ippolito (NASA Ames Research Center), David Pike…

Read More
graph of aircraft models by payload and range

Do You Know Your eVTOL’s PEX Factor?

Learn how eVTOL companies can best evaluate their aircraft’s design for optimal performance through using a PEX.

Read More