By Wassaf Akhtar | 11/5/2023 This article gives a brief outline of a pod installed into a ground-based 2MW Vertiport capable of charging 3 eVTOL aircraft having power ratings of 400kW-600kW each. A pod is defined as 3 charging stations with respective concrete pads, Charging stations, Switchboards, and underground feeders. …

By, Wassaf Akhtar Mohammed | 15/04/2022 A city has roads and bridges, traffic lights and Radars to facilitate the movement of vehicles. Law enforcers and State departments maintain law and order in mobility by enabling technologies to build the right incentives that allows the communities to flourish. A new industry…

By, Wassaf Akhtar Mohammed | 23/01/2022 What does the Airspace volume look like for UAM vehicles approaching the Vertiport terminal? What are the KPI’s that need to be set so that the Glide path angle (GPA) clarifies the Aircraft performance and its certification basis? How do we envision setting procedures…

By, Wassaf Akhtar Mohammed | 06/01/2022 Exponent technology services and Redwing Labs had received authority from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Govt. of Telangana to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones, to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across 26 KM of…

By, Wassaf Akhtar | 03/12/2021 Adaptation of Heliport Requirements Based on data gathered from the community, the current regulatory environment for heliports manifests two gaps related to vertiport/skystop construction and operation. 1) The FAA does not currently have a standard to certify a heliport or a vertiport, and currently engaged…

By, Wassaf Akhtar | 02/12/2021 Before the mass scale ushering of AAM Landscape, cities and municipalities must be educated on the empowerment of current legacy systems which cannot support new technologies. To do this, private and public sectors must envision themselves as a cohesive party bringing together the bits and…

By, Wassaf Akhtar | 12/10/2021 A First-principles approach methodology was used to calculate market size and value of Airport Shuttle and Uber X on demand travel Markets. A demand modeling was performed using a five-step process, including: Trip Generation, 2) Scoping, 3) Trip Distribution, 4) Mode Choice , 5) Constraints …

By, Wassaf Akhtar Mohammed | 27/09/2021 The emergence and growth of the Air Taxi market is expected to be driven by several factors like UTM infrastructure capabilities and development, ground infrastructure capabilities and development, aircraft noise/community noise tolerance, regulatory environment for certification, continued investment, and demand for taxi services. …

By, Wassaf Akhtar Mohammed | 24/09/2021 Airspace authorities use certification to manage the safety of aircraft, operators, and operations. All of these aspects of certification are important to UAM, and UAM will face challenges in each of these areas. …