2026 International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC) Call for Papers 29 August 2025 - 29 May 2026
An AIAA Co-sponsored Conference
2026 conference date is to be determined
Abstract Submission Deadline: 29 August 2025
The International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC) focuses on the latest developments in vertical and/or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft research, concepts and programs.
IPLC is a joint technical meeting, cosponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), SAE International and VFS.
Call for Papers
Technical papers are solicited for advancements in the arts, sciences, and technologies that apply to the design and operation of V/STOL and eV/STOL aircraft systems, including lift systems, attitude control systems, airframe configurations, subsystems, handling qualities and safety, navigation and air traffic control, noise and pollution suppression, ground handling, and ground time minimization.
Topics for the 2026 IPLC include:
- Advanced Flight Controls, Cockpit Automation, and Autonomy of Crewed and Uncrewed Systems
- Breaking Developments in V/STOL-Enabling Sciences and Technologies
- Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Aircraft using Battery, Hybrid- or Hydrogen-Electric Energy Systems and/or Electric Motors for Powered Lift and Control
- Convertiplane (Tiltrotor, Tiltwing, and Stopped Rotor) Concepts and Design
- Fan-Lift and Jet-Lift Systems Design and Fixed-Wing Aircraft Integration
- Heavy through Ultra-Heavy Lift V/STOL Transport Aircraft Design (>20,000 kg payload capability)
- Rotorcraft Lift-Compounding and Thrust-Compounding Systems Design and Vehicle Integration
- Single- and Multi-Rotor Drone Systems Design and Vehicle Integration
- Current and Historical V/STOL Aircraft Technology Overviews and Project/Program Updates
- Other Topics in V/STOL Aircraft Systems
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