The Aviary Project

23/08/2023

Remotely-piloted helicopters for aerial firefighting & more

20/01/2020

Although there are exceptions amongst the startup and the corporate players, it is entirely reasonable that the aerospace giants and SMEs that partner up with the former are aiming to launch their flying taxi products to market with higher levels of autonomy. In this case, the Wisk Cora joint-venture partnership between Boeing and Zephyr Airworks / Kitty Hawk are developing their vehicle(s) for operations without an on-board pilot. Deep pockets coupled with expertise in aircraft hardware and software certification may well be the way for certifying and mass-producing fully autonomous eVTOLs, not venture-funded startups.

However, this is a different deal with startups going the piloted or the optionally-piloted approach. Runway matters.

We spoke with Gary Gysin, CEO of the Boeing-Kitty Hawk joint venture Wisk Aero, about the eVTOL developer’s plans to go direct to autonomy.

16/07/2019

Bell defining the future of cockpit technology!

Getting hands-on with Bell’s future flight controls initiative for its Nexus air taxi.

12/07/2019

The Urban Air Mobility vision is so much more than on-demand aerial taxis. With a diverse set of scenarios only bound by entrepreneurial creativity, we can create a real impact on the developing world by having a more global and holistic perspective on this technology.

Check out how serves as a prime example for UAM and its potential in the developing world.

Empasco

~This piece reflects an official collaboration between The Aviary Project, a London-based Urban Air Mobility community aiming to bring UAM…

11/07/2019

Rural Aerial Mobility (RAM) will need to be considered for two reasons: 1) more efficient connection between rural and urban areas and 2) commercial operations testing in sparsely populated areas and low air traffic.

The question is, do we need eVTOLs to bring value to rural communities or use electric fixed-wing with STOL capability?

Let’s explore a new form of connectivity for rural communities.

26/06/2019

Volocopter GmbH white paper that aims to justify how multicopter eVTOLs are best suited for intra-city missions (

26/06/2019

Early Urban Air Mobility companies are extending their reach into highly congested cities around the world.

Blade | Voom | UberCopter

Will we see Skyryse next?

Airbus subsidiary Voom has expanded to North America, launching its on-demand helicopter transport service in the San Francisco Bay Area.

23/06/2019

Much like what the Gordon Bennett or the Schneider Trophies have done for aeronautical innovation, Alauda Racing has the potential to do the same for and !

Would you be brave enough to climb into the cockpit..?

21/06/2019

Uber's 5 eVTOL design partners + 2 eVTOL Common Reference Models (eCRMs) being showcased at the Summit this year.

What do you think about these designs?

17/06/2019

Good article outlining the UAM requirements set by Uber.

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes and Beth Stevenson On 10 June a helicopter crashed in flames onto the roof of an office building on Seventh Avenue in New York,

16/06/2019

This is how is approaching network optimization in UberAir launch cities. In addition to modelling the spread of demand, available skyport infrastructure, and airspace availability, they are adding a layer that reiterates their routes based on an ambient noise heat map of a city.

15/06/2019

"Before Uber came, we did not know that there were 100s of millions of dollars worth of taxis in the US. This will be the case with urban aviation as well."

Senator Ted Cruz