The Vertical Flight Society has an extensive library of educational videos on vertical flight. In addition to those available to the public on our YouTube Channel, more in-depth videos are available for VFS members by logging in at the top of the page.
2019
- 50 videos from the 6th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium, Jan. 28-21, 2019, are available to all current VFS members at no charge.
- Videos of the short courses will be available as pay-per-view video-on-demand in March.
- VFS videos from Heli-Expo 2019, March 4-7, 2019 (learn more)
- VFS media briefing, The Future of Vertical Flight, March 4
- VFS panel on The Electric VTOL Revolution, March 6
- Interviews at Heli-Expo, March 4-6
- SureFly Project Manager Jeffrey Bennett
- Hughes Aerospace Corp President & CEO, Chris Baur
- Adler Group’s VP, Daniele Romiti
- NEMSPA President, Brett Harlow
- Garmin: Pat Coleman
2018
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The opening of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Center for Mobility with Vertical Lift (MOVE) was held on Oct. 2-3, 2018, at the university, located in Troy, New York. VFS video-captured all the presentations.
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VFS co-sponsored the video capture of the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation's 12th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), held July 21–22, 2018 in conjunction with the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Links to these videos can be found on the VFS Electric VTOL News website and on the VFS YouTube Channel.
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The special sessions and plenary events at Forum 74 were video recorded and are now available for viewing. Check out the Forum 74 videos. -
In addition, the two short courses held at Forum 74 are available on a pay-per-view video-on-demand basis. Check out these trailers as an example of the in-depth technical content provided in more than 5 hours of lectures each!
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Rotorcraft Modeling Short Course: This course was held in conjunction with Forum 74 and reviews various rotorcraft configurations and the challenges they represent, examines how static and periodic trim are achieved, and explores blade dynamics, rotor aerodynamics and wake modeling.
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Electric VTOL Short Course: The Vertical Flight Society's inaugural Short Course on Electric VTOL Technology was held in conjunction with Forum 74. The online course includes lectures on fundamentals of eVTOL, permanent magnet motors and hybrid electric VTOL experience.
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VFS conducted a 1-hour Press Briefing at Heli-Expo 2018 entitled, “The Electric VTOL Revolution,” on Feb. 28, 2018.
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The 5th Annual Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) Workshop was held in Jan. 2018 in San Francisco: Presentations and videos | summary article | event page
2017
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The 4th Annual Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) Workshop was held in June 2017 as part of AIAA's AVIATION 2017 conference: Presentations and video
2015
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The 2nd Annual Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) Workshop was held in Aug. 2015 at NASA Ames: Presentations and video | summary article | event page | proceedings
2012
- The 2012 Alexander A. Nikolsky Lecture, "Handling Qualities Engineering," by Prof. Gareth Padfield, was given again on Oct. 17, 2012 by the (then) AHS Atlanta Chapter. It was held at and recorded by Georgia Institute of Technology.
We also have a great collection of videos and lectures on electric VTOL, historical aircraft, the human powered helicopter competition and much more on our @VTOLsociety channel on YouTube. Check them out!
Please let us know what you think of this member benefit, or let us know if you have any questions, by contacting us at +1-703-684-6777 or email.