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Porsche & Boeing Sign An Agreement To Work On “Premium” eVTOL Aircraft

October 18, 2019 admin aircrat, aurora flight sciences, Boeing, boeing next, ectol, electric air mobility, electric conventional takeoff and landing, electric takeoff and landing, evtol, kitty hawk cora, kitty hawk corp. kitty hawk flyer, kitty hawk heaviside, kitty hawk hvsd, nasa, personal air vehicle, porsche, porsche engineering services, porsche subsidiary, premium aircraft, premium evtol, premium vehicle, uam, Uncategorized, urban air mobility

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:07:04 +0000

Some big news this week is that Boeing and Porsche have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to look into the “premium” electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft market. Porsche says it wants to design a premium eVTOL aircraft and Boeing has aerodynamic expertise — hence the connection. The news introduces a few key turning points with both automakers and aviation. Both of these companies are established players and are feeling the media heat from aviation and road vehicle startups. I’m excited because I’ve been waiting for the convergence of road and air for the past three years