Vertiport for Word of the Year 2025
At the AAM Institute, we believe one of the most important ways to achieve public trust is to start with public awareness. The vast majority of people still do not know what Advanced Air Mobility is, let alone the component parts of eVTOL aircraft and vertiport landing infrastructure. If you're an AAM enthusiast, consider picking up one of these hats to wear around your neighborhood, invite questions, and help spread the good word about this exciting new field of aviation!
Also, please sign our Petition to get 'Vertiport' and its local equivalents into official dictionaries around the world: https://www.change.org/vertiportWOTY
Rarely Given Answers
How do eVTOLs (i.e. electric HOGE aircraft) and EVs (aka electric cars) compare in electric battery
First, at single occupancy, EVs are comparable to traditional Internal Combustion Engine cars at full occupancy so carpooling is still very important if your goal is to minimize carbon footprint. Next, comparing single occupancy across eVTOL and EV it's easier to compare directly with specific models of eVTOL at 50 mile range, for example. EVs average around around 400 Wh / passenger mile.
A) KH Heaviside was actually on track to be twice as efficient as the average EV but that program is no longer active.
B) Joby 5-seater: 800 Wh / passenger mile
C) Archer Maker: 900 Wh / passenger mile
D) Beta Alia-250: 1200 Wh / passenger mile
E) Lilium Jet: 2400 Wh / passenger mile (note that for trips exceeding 150 miles, efficiency should reach around 1300 Wh / passenger mile overall).
The trade-off for supporting adoption of eVTOLs alongside EVs (which are approximately 2-6 times more efficient than eVTOLs for trips around 50 miles distance) is that eVTOLs can reach time-sensitive destinations more reliably than EVs because they are not constrained by heavy traffic delays, road closures, trains or natural disasters like floods or storms that block streets. The air ambulance use case is particularly compelling. The golden hour to reach a victim and get them back to a hospital is plainly harder to achieve if we rely exclusively on ground based ambulances.
And eVTOL as Air Medical Service programs as compared to conventional helicopter air ambulance aka MedEvac will be approximately 6x cheaper so hospitals should phased out their conventional helicopter fleet and purchase 6 eVTOL air ambulances for every new helicopter that they would have acquired otherwise. Think about how many more lives we could save with 6x as many air ambulances available at a hospital for immediate dispatch.
Original Author Credit: Venkat Viswanathan
For Full Article: https://venkvis.medium.com/energy-efficiency-of-flying-cars-662bcf2662a
AAM Institute Awards
Presenting live at the 7th Annual Women in Emerging Aviation Technologies Awards in Washington, DC
A) Unsung Hero – Awarded to a more senior individual who exemplifies selfless dedication to the advancement of emerging aviation technology. Please think carefully about ongoing contributions that do not make headlines but are critical to the mission.
a. Must have continuously worked in the greater UAS / AAM industry full-time since at least December 31, 2017.
b. Open to all genders.
c. Open to business support departments such as administrative, finance, accounting, legal, or regulatory roles.
NOTE: Individual candidates and a single representative for the Grassroots Team category who are selected for recognition will receive one (1) complimentary ticket ($295 value) to the Awards Dinner in Washington DC. Travel arrangements and lodging expenses are the responsibility of all in attendance. Honorees who are not able to attend the awards ceremony in person may coordinate for their trophy to be shipped to their office or home address at a later date.
Nominations closed September 1st
Self-nominations are permitted. Number of nominations will not be considered as a factor for selection, only the eligibility and quality of candidates. Please explain how your nominee meets all listed criteria and why they should win that specific award by submitting to the following email: aaminstitute.calendar@gmail.com.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Honorees will be notified promptly upon selection. Questions may be directed to our VP of Communications, Jeenho Hahm: news@aaminstitute.org
