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Will Funding, Politics, and Infrastructure Issues Unplug Electric Aviation?


Will Funding, Politics, and Infrastructure Issues Unplug Electric Aviation?
As start-up companies push forward with ambitious plans for futuristic aircraft, we take a down-to-earth look at the obstacles they may face.
March 2021
Aviation’s electric propulsion revolution is well underway, but when will it be coming to an airport or community near you as part of an advanced air mobility (AAM) system? 
While there are predictions aplenty, no one knows for sure, due to the daunting technical and political challenges that remain. However, the consensus is that you’ll see smaller electric fixed-wing and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft service using existing helicopter routes, heliports, vertiports, and airports long before you experience anything resembling an airborne Uber, with ubiquitous rooftop landing pads. The promise of overflying congested ground traffic within, or between, cities with all-electric aircraft still faces major hurdles.� ....

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