emergency & medical services, air taxi, air cargo, skycranes and more

No flying cars: Modular eVTOL aircraft system based on flying robots

PACKWING eVTOL aircraft

flying robots

for future Direct Air Mobility

powerful - safe - sustainable

Fast response in natural and human made catastrophes, services in society and economy

Fast response & services

Emergency & medical services, disaster relief, fast evacuations, air taxi services & more

CAD & 3D print models

JPG images of CAD models and photos of the 3D printing process of show models

CAD images & making-of photos

More imagery, dia-shows, drawings & show models here

key features

Passenger & cargo modules for single & twinrotor

Easy access also for elderly or disabled passengers is crucial for public acceptance

Single or double seater with luggage space

Easy-access-cabin for single-rotor version, more features here

The configuration of the basic modules allows their combination in different geometries to create powerful skycranes for deployments in economy and disaster relief

Skycranes in various geometries by combined basic modules

Basic modules for single & twinrotor

Basic modules as core elements for a future system of electrically powered flying robots

Single or twinrotor basic module as core elements of future flying robots

Packwings in global eVTOL aircraft database:

https://evtol.news/packwing-single-rotor/

https://evtol.news/packwing-twin-rotor/

Terms & abbreviations

AAM: Advanced Air Mobility

ATM: Air Traffic Management

BVLOS: Beyond Visual Line Of Sight

CAAM: Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium

CAMI: Community Air Mobility Initiative https://www.communityairmobility.org/

CONSTAGs: Connect, stability & ground units

DAM: Direct Air Mobility

EASA: EU Aviation Safety Agency

https://www.easa.europa.eu/

EDF: Electrical Ducted Fan

eVTOL: Electrical Vertical Take-Off & Landing

FAA: Federal Aviation Administration (USA) https://www.faa.gov/

IATA: International Air Transport Association https://www.iata.org/

MaaS: Mobility as a Service

MTOW: Maximum Take-Off Weight

P2P: here Point-to-Point mobility / flights

RAM: Regional Air Mobility

UAM: Urban Air Mobility

UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UTM: Urban Transport Masterplan

VFS: Vertical Flight Society https://vtol.org/

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Colors used in drawings:

safety & control

passenger & cargo modules, CONSTAGs

aerodynamics

power

composite body

Update:

25th Feb. 2021 start page updated

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Five thoughts from FASTCOMPANY about future eVTOL air taxi experience:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90607134/flying-taxis-are-coming-here-are-5-ways-theyll-differ-from-air-travel

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Comprehensive UAM-related article published

23rd Feb. 2021

https://evtol.com/features/entering-era-peak-uncertainty-evtols/

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New AAM Reality Index (ARI) published by SMG Consulting on 15th Feb. 2021 - nice overview:

https://aamrealityindex.com/f/ari-release-02-15-21

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Videos & dia shows

First "tethered model flight" ;-)

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Opinion asked:

Please vote to see results - thank you

More surveys

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made by nature - natural role models

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Packwing history

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eVTOL industry news & stories

Bloomberg on YouTube about flying cars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JdO4BEd-BY

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Very realistic study of PWC Japan:

https://www.pwc.com/jp/en/knowledge/thoughtleadership/flying-car.html

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NASA / Deloitte study about UAM operations: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20205011091/downloads/UAM%20Concept%20of%20Operations%2018DEC2020.pdf

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3rd Feb. 2021: Data-driven UAM study from Lufthansa Innovation Hub:

https://tnmt.com/reports/are-air-taxis-ready-for-prime-time/

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