Aviation International News reports that EASA “has published what it claims are the world’s first proposed noise certification standards for eVTOLs.” The guidelines are “known as the Environmental Protection Technical Specifications (EPTS), the proposed specification would be applicable to eVTOLs powered by multiple vertical, non-tilting, evenly distributed rotors.” EASA says that the rules are intended to fill a gap in aerospace regulations. The agency used noise certification standards for heavy helicopters as a starting point while it “collects more noise data from specific eVTOL designs through certification projects.”
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EASA Publishes Noise Standards for EVOTLs
Aviation International News reports that EASA “has published what it claims are the world’s first proposed noise certification standards for eVTOLs.” The proposals, known as the Environmental Protection Technical Specifications (EPTS), “are applicable to eVTOL vehicles powered by multiple vertical, non-tilting, evenly distributed rotors.” EASA says that the proposed specifications “are intended to fill a regulatory gap and use the internationally harmonized noise certification standards for heavy helicopters” as a starting point while it “collects more noise data from specific eVTOL designs through certification projects.” In addition, a hover noise level “has been developed to aid in the assessment of flight operations in the vicinity of vertiports.”
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FAA Publishes EVOTL Pilot Training Standards
Aviation Week reports that the Federal Aviation Administration “has published a long-awaited document outlining proposed pilot training and operating standards for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft, a key milestone that is intended to keep the agency on track to have operating rules in place by the end of 2024.”
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FAA Publishes Archer Air Taxi Airworthiness Criteria
Aviation Today reports that the Airworthiness Criteria for the electric aircraft designed by Archer Aviation “have been published by the Federal Aviation Administration.” This is an “important achievement for the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer on the path to beginning commercial urban air mobility operations in the U.S.” The Airworthiness Criteria are “part of the FAA’s process of type certification for special class aircraft.” Once the brief period “for comments has concluded, on January 19, 2023, the Airworthiness Criteria will be finalized by the FAA.” Archer is working “towards certification of its eVTOL aircraft, Midnight, in late 2024.” The team plans “to launch its network of operations in 2025. Adam Goldstein, Archer’s founder and CEO, remarked in the announcement, ‘Today’s publication of our Airworthiness Criteria in the Federal Register is further validation of our strategy and our leadership position in the market.’”
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AIAA Publishes Global Vision on Space Safety, Security, and Sustainability by 2023 ASCEND Diverse Dozen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2023 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) today announced it has published the 2023 ASCEND Diverse Dozen (D12) Op-Eds that address the most important issues surrounding space safety, security, and sustainability. The document is available for download here .
The 2023 ASCEND D12 will deliver a thought leadership presentation of their visions for space during a dedicated session at the upcoming ASCEND event, on Tuesday, 24 October, 1130-1230 hrs PT, Caesars Forum, Las Vegas.
D12 is a partnership between ASCEND and astrodynamicist Moriba Jah, cofounder/chief scientist at Privateer, and associate professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at the University of Texas. The 2023 ASCEND D12 represent nine countries and include:
- Mustapha Agbadi, Partner, Policy and Legal Compliance, Bismerk Solicitors, United Kingdom
- Sahil Bhatia, Student, University of Bremen, India
- Pablo Carlos Budassi, Designer and CEO, Awe Infographics, Argentina
- Allen Herbert, Space Agrifood Advocate, United Arab Emirates
- Malkia Kelelue, Space Science and Astronomy Officer, Kenya Space Agency, Kenya
- Michelle Lucas, Founder and CEO, Higher Orbits, United States
- Yumna Majeed, Founder, Exploration—Cosmos to Classroom, Pakistan
- Claire Nelson, OASEAS, Space Futures Forum, United States
- Chau Nguyen, Chief Technology Officer, NYSA LLC, United States
- Grecia Olano O’Brien, Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec, Canada
- Kristen Price, Chief Counsel/Senior Director—Legal and Compliance, Blue Origin, United States
- Alejandro J. Roman Molinas, General Director of Aerospace Development, Paraguayan Space Agency, Paraguay
Registration for the 2023 ASCEND event is open. Journalists from around the world are invited to cover 2023 ASCEND; press passes are available for credentialed media by request.
Media Contact: Rebecca B. Gray, [email protected], 804-397-5270 cell
About ASCEND
Powered by AIAA, ASCEND, which stands for Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery, is the world’s premier collaborative, outcomes-driven, interdisciplinary community designed to accelerate the building of our off-world future. For more information, visit ascend.events, or follow ASCEND on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
About AIAA
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 91 countries, and 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit aiaa.org, or follow AIAA on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.