US Federal Aviation Administration, “air travel of the future” After a long wait, it published the final regulations for electric vehicles with vertical take-off and landing, which will determine the route for the vehicle. Vehicles called “powered take-off”, FAA It was described as the first entirely new category of aircraft since the introduction of helicopters in 1940.
With the new regulation, these vehicles can be used in search and rescue operations, cargo deliveryIt will be available for a variety of services, such as air taxis. Along with the published rules, operational requirements such as guidelines for pilot training and minimum safe altitude and visibility were also determined.
A new era with vehicles taking off vertically
eVTOL These vehicles, called vehicles, take off vertically and then fly using their wings. These vehicles have tiltable rotors. Joby Aviation, Archer ve Math Many initiatives such as A.Ş. aim to launch air taxi services using such aircraft in the coming years.
new regulation, vertical take-off vehicles This means that it will be evaluated independently of the aircraft. It was previously thought that the FAA would make changes to the Part 21 certification, which includes regulations regarding aircraft, for these vehicles. Classifying these vehicles as a different type of vehicle paves the way for different uses and regulations.
Of course it’s the FAA’s decision. only for USA valid. On the other hand, countries generally make similar decisions for such technologies and make similar, and often even common, regulations.
If you had the opportunity to try a flying taxi, would you choose it?
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