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- Title
Integrating Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft into Public Airspace: A Scenario Study.
- Authors
Bridgelall, Raj; White, Shawn; Tolliver, Denver
- Abstract
The successful deployment of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) requires the safe integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in non-segregated airspace. However, a lack of practical deployment demonstrations can slow the regulatory progress. This study presents a practical deployment framework for the integration of eVTOL aircraft into public airspace, in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) special airworthiness criteria. This study focused on a corporate use case to provide a comprehensive scenario for enhancing intra-company mobility. The scenario supports early implementation and demonstration goals by removing reliance on air traffic management systems or air traffic controller separation services. The practical deployment framework included facility selection, route planning, terrain mapping, collision avoidance, aircraft selection, infrastructure requirements, vertiport placement, electric chargers, ground handling, operational staff, and cost estimates. Planners can use the framework as a template to inform the implementation of real-world AAM services using eVTOL aircraft.
- Subjects
UNITED States. Federal Aviation Administration; TRAFFIC congestion; TRAFFIC engineering; PUBLIC transit; TRAFFIC flow
- Publication
Future Transportation, 2023, Vol 3, Issue 3, p1029
- ISSN
2673-7590
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/futuretransp3030057