Throughout the year, AHS—The Vertical Flight Society organizes and co-sponsors several regional and international conferences around the world that facilitate the advancement of the theory and practices of helicopter and other VTOL aircraft technology. Whether smaller (75-100 person) regional or technical specialists' meetings, or our Annual Forum — the biggest and best vertical flight technical event in the world, with more than 1,100 attendees — every event is designed to impart as much knowledge and understanding as possible, as well as provide networking contacts and excitement about the future of vertical flight.
Check out these exciting upcoming vertical flight technical events, and make your plans today to be part of tomorrow's vertical flight technology!
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International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC) 2018,
Nov 13, 2018
to Nov 15, 2018
The International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC) focuses on the latest developments in Vertical and/or Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) aircraft research, concepts and programs.
Bristol, UK
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Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting & eVTOL Symposium 2019,
Jan 29, 2019
to Jan 31, 2019
Sponsored by the Arizona Chapter, this meeting will discuss advancements in manned/unmanned and civil/military autonomous VTOL and electric VTOL aircraft.
Mesa, Arizona, USA
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Technical Meeting Development, Affordability & Qualification of Complex Systems 2019,
Feb 20, 2019
to Feb 21, 2019
CANCELLED!
CANCELLED!
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10th Australian Pacific Vertiflite Conference on Helicopter Technology 2019,
Feb 27, 2019
to Mar 01, 2019
Sponsored by the Australia, Singapore and India Chapters, the conference will focus on the status of future of vertical flight aircraft advancements covering design, development, operation and support, both manned and unmanned.
Victoria, Australia
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75th Annual Forum & Technology Display,
May 13, 2019
to May 16, 2019
The Vertical Flight Society's 75th Annual Forum & Technology Display returns to where it all began, in Philadelphia! Celebrate our Diamond Jubilee with the world's leading vertical flight technology conference. The four-day event will include some 250 technical papers — on every discipline from Acoustics to Unmanned Systems — as well as invited presentations and discussions by leaders in industry and government. Don't miss Forum 75!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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45th European Rotorcraft Forum 2019 (ERF),
Sep 17, 2019
to Sep 20, 2019
This Forum will be the 45th in a series of meetings, which take place annually across Europe, rotating around the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, and now Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
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8th Asian/Australian Rotorcraft Forum 2019 (ARF),
Oct 30, 2019
to Nov 02, 2019
The 8th Asian/Australian Rotorcraft Forum will examine the latest advances in innovative rotorcraft design, rotorcraft development history, aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, dynamics, flight dynamics and controls, smart rotor, propulsion, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles), system integration, composites, reliability, affordability, HUMS, avionics and on going rotorcraft development programs.
Ankara, Turkey