From flame-out to fade-out: Defining emergency landings for eVTOLs

From flame-out to fade-out: Defining emergency landings for eVTOLs

New Federal Aviation Administration documents shed light on how the agency is approaching one of the most hotly debated topics associated with certifying electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft: how to appropriately mitigate the risk associated with running out of power. Most eVTOLs have highly redundant propulsion systems and can keep flying after one or more motor failures, which is often touted as one of their primary advantages over …