Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 45. eVTOL, how green?

November 11, 2022, ©. Leeham News: We have spent some 50 articles going through the new air transport category, eVTOL, or electrically propelled Vertical TakeOff and Landing vehicles. They promise to replace the helicopter for local air transport… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 44. eVTOL operating costs.

November 4, 2022, ©. Leeham News: This is a summary of the article Part 44P, eVTOL operating costs. It discusses the operational costs of a typical eVTOL flying a feeder mission from a city center to an airport…. Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 44P. eVTOL operating costs. The deeper discussion.

Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm November 4, 2022, ©. Leeham News: This is a complementary article to Part 44, eVTOL operating costs. It discusses the typical operating costs we can expect from an eVTOL when used in an… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 43. eVTOL IFR range.

October 28, 2022, ©. Leeham News: This is a summary of the article Part 43P, eVTOL IFR range. It discusses the range of a typical eVTOL flying a feeder mission from a city center to an airport during… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 43P. eVTOL IFR range. The deeper discussion.

Subscription required October 28, 2022, ©. Leeham News: This is a complementary article to Part 43, eVTOL IFR range. It discusses the typical maximum range we can expect from a certified eVTOL when it faces IFR weather conditions…. Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 42. eVTOL range.

October 21, 2022, ©. Leeham News: This is a summary of the article Part 42P, eVTOL range. It discusses the range of a typical eVTOL flying a feeder mission from a city center to an airport. The 42P… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 42P. eVTOL mission range. The deeper discussion.

Subscription required October 21, 2022, ©. Leeham News: This is a complementary article to Part 42, eVTOL mission range. It discusses the typical maximum range we can expect from a certified eVTOL by mid-decade. We have described the… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 41. VTOL mission calculations.

October 14, 2022, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we defined the phases of an eVTOL mission that shall show us the typical range and endurance of the eVTOLs of a hybrid vectored thrust/lift and cruise eVTOL, similar to… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 38. Piloting the VTOL

September 23, 2022, ©. Leeham News: Last week, we looked into the hardware needed for the Flight Control System (FCS) of the eVTOLs in development. We could see the redundancy of the FCS had to be extensive as… Read More

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 36. Battery Management.

September 9, 2022, ©. Leeham News: Over the last weeks, we have discussed the cells that make up the battery system for an eVTOL. The battery system has 10,000 cells or more. All these must, on an individual… Read More