The Vertical Flight Society is an international technical society focused on advancing vertical flight technology by bringing together industry, academia, and government to address challenges in that field.

The Vertical Flight Society

The Vertical Flight Society is an international technical society for engineers, scientists, and others working to advance vertical flight technology. It brings together industry, academia, and government to tackle challenges in vertical flight.

Vertical Flight Society | 15,352 followers on LinkedIn. Advancing Vertical Flight Since 1943 | The Vertical Flight Society — founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, Inc. — is the world&#39;s only international technical society for engineers, scientists and others working to advance vertical flight technology.

We bring together industry, academia and government to tackle the toughest challenges in vertical flight. Our members share a legacy of knowledge and accomplishment that has been driving innovation for 75 years!

Managing Editor of Vertiflite magazine / NYT bestselling co-author of "The Last Honest Man"

Tom Risen

President of Five-Alpha LLC

Rex J Alexander 🚁

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Mike Hirschberg

Chief Technology Officer, Honeywell Advanced Air Mobility

Dan Newman

Register to attend the Vertical Flight Society #military #rotorcraft conference HELMOT XX: the Helicopter Military Operations Technology Meeting on Dec. 4-5 at the Newport News Marriott City Center, Newport News, VA. Please plan to attend! https://vtol.org/helmot

The Electric VTOL News for Nov. 5, 2024 is online! Read the top #avgeek updates on #eVTOL , #eCTOL , #eSTOL , #hydrogen aviation. Newsletter link: https://lnkd.in/gsA4Hb7X New prototype in the Vertical Flight Society Aircraft Directory: Italy-based Vivame's Stycraft Iside foldable one-seat eVTOL aircraft. Inventor and Vivame company founder is Alessandro Pippa, who is working on two master's degrees at the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy.

Happy #VeteransDay ! The Vertical Flight Society salutes all branches of the US military including the US Army , the world’s largest #helicopter operator.

You’re in for a treat, please join us at the Philadelphia Chapter of the Vertical Flight Society Chapter’s Dinner Meeting at Widener University on November 13th to learn about the critical and exciting role of Universities in vertical lift community. We will talk about the Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence as well as the new VFS Student Council. Thanks to our regional VP Keith Conaron and the chapter for setting this up!

To learn more, please visit https://vtol.org/arf

In true XPeng fashion, the company has revealed a teaser of its latest eVTOL — the X5 Tilt-Rotor, showcased at the XPeng AI Technology Day event. The six-rotor X5 flying car concept marks the second step in XPeng AeroHT's three-phase strategy for urban low-altitude mobility and completes the company’s low-altitude travel lineup, which includes the previously launched Land Aircraft Carrier and an integrated land-air flying car. Beyond the X5, XPeng discussed its new Turing AI Driving System, the XPeng Turing AI Chip, the XPeng Canghai Base (a foundational L4 autonomous driving platform), its AIOS (AI Operating System), the Kunpeng Super Electric System, and provided an update on its humanoid robot, Iron. He Xiaopeng also announced a crowdfunding initiative for existing users to upgrade their intelligent driving and cockpit chips. The upgrade will involve significant backend development and extensive work on software training and data annotation. However, the platform's end-to-end model integration is said to make these upgrades achievable. The crowdfunding campaign will run from November 11 to March 12.

Jennifer Meszaros

Honda is moving forward in the development of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, recently receiving FAA approval for flight testing. This prototype, created by the Honda Research Institute, is part of Honda’s exploration into hybrid-electric air travel, aiming for a range of up to 216 nautical miles. The FAA’s exemption allows Honda to conduct demonstration flights through October 2026 with a scaled-down test model weighing over 55 pounds. Although few details have been released, Honda describes the design as a multi-rotor configuration with both lifting and propulsion propellers, emphasizing quieter operation than traditional helicopters. The project benefits from Honda’s experience in certifying aircraft, with ambitions to bring advanced electric aircraft to the skies in the near future. What do YOU think the future holds for Honda's new project?

General Aviation Manufacturers Association

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Jon Ostrower

Excited to be hosting two excellent VFS technical sessions at EUROPEAN ROTORS 2024 in Amsterdam. The first, today, had an all-star lineup focusing on European research topics with James Wang, Katrin Mayrhofer , Thibault Baldivia , Stefan van 't Hoff , Patrick Jansen and Arnaud Le Pape Le Pape. And we do again tomorrow morning with more research and development stars: Stefan Andres, Cyril Heckel and Malte-Jörn Maibach. VFS continues with many events, including Transformational Vertical Flight 2025 in Phoenix February, and the VFS Forum 81 in Virginia Beach in May

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