May-June 2026 Vertiflite Online
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The May-June 2026 issue of Vertiflite magazine is online!
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Featured In This Issue:
- Commentary: A World Without the Vertical Flight Society
- Washington Report
- VFF 2026 Fundraising Goal
- VERTICON 2026
- Rotorcraft News
- X-76: Redefining the Speed Limits of Vertical Flight
- Sixth Annual DBVF Competition Highlights Student Innovation in eVTOL Tech
- Sikorsky’s Bet on Agile Innovation
- New Educational Members
- KARGO Calculus
- Motivo Aims Beyond Impossible
- VFS Chapter Updates
- VFS Executive Director's Brief Disruption of Georgia Tech VLRCOE
- Follow the Leader: A Double-Edged Sword
- Leadership Profile: Juergen Rauleder
- eVTOL Leaders
- Electric VTOL News
- Calendar of Events
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About Our Cover
An artistic rendering of the Bell X-76 high-speed VTOL, which has been downselected for Phase 2 of the DARPA SPRINT program. (Image provided by DARPA | Collie Wertz)
Posted: April 27, 2026