Posts by Dave Clarke
Weather or Not – AAM Operators Need to Know
As advanced air mobility (AAM) and urban air mobility (UAM) operators prepare for takeoff, perhaps the one constant they can count on is weather. From hot today to chilly tomorrow, eVTOL operations are especially sensitive to weather. Scientists and researchers, Ashima Sharma, Jay Patrikar, Brady Moon, Sebastian Scherer, and Constantine Samaras conducted a study sponsored…
Drones – The Good, the Bad, and the Amazing
Drone technology is being used in many creative ways, not all of it good!
Toroidal Propellers May Quietly Pave the Way to UAM Package Deliveries and More
Making drones quieter by redesigning propellers may be the key to public acceptance of unmanned deliveries.
Vertically Aligned Electrodes May Improve Battery Charging Times by 500%
The linchpin of eVTOL transportation’s commercial success (read “profitability”) fundamentally lies within that lowercase “e”– the electric part of the acronym. But, one of the challenges eVTOL developers and manufacturers face is their ability to quickly and efficiently keep their lithium-ion powered vehicles sufficiently charged to keep them aloft. The Challenge of Keeping eVTOLs Charged…
MIT Scientists Built Insect-Sized Drones
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s an insect-sized drone, just two inches long!
For Whom the Bell Tolls – It Might Soon Toll for Your UAVs
Commercial drone operations may begin as early as 2025. It remains to be seen whether there will be air tolls for unmanned aerial vehicles.