Urban Helicopter
The first objective of this thesis was to modify the conventional approach to designing a single-main-rotor helicopter and lift-augmented compound helicopter ...
The idea of using helicopters for daily urban commutes has been around for decades, with companies like Uber proposing "flying taxi" services as far back as ...
The concept of flying taxis, also known as air taxis or vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, has gained a lot of attention in recent years. Companies ...
Airbus, Bell, Leonardo and Sikorsky — are taking a different approach to confronting the market disruption eVTOL aircraft and urban air mobility will leave in ...
This work summarizes a multi-disciplinary research project, focusing on key enabling techniques towards true autonomous flight of small, low flying VTOL UAVs. ...
The air taxi concept has gained traction in recent years as a potential solution for urban transportation and congestion. While early visions focused on newly ...
Skyryse, an autonomous helicopter startup, unveiled the technology stack that it says will enable future fleets of air taxis to fly themselves over cities. It ...
The alternative to helicopters that Blade is banking on to revolutionize air mobility is called the electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle or eVTOL. ...
Some industry forecasts predict global VTOL activity to reach 150 million flight hours per year. While significant technology and infrastructure obstacles ...
This article discusses the actual and potential impact of helicopter travel on urban mobility. Vertical flight has long promised a world of unhindered ...