The VFS Electric VTOL efforts started in 2013 and soon led to the Society's "Transformative Vertical Flight" initiative (see below). The success of the eVTOL industry today is due in a small part to the efforts of VFS and its members over the years.
Today, VFS has an Electric VTOL Technical Committee and has also created a bespoke website with news and the comprehensive World eVTOL Aircraft Directory, the Electric VTOL News — check it out and subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter!
Past Events:
- 1st TVF Workshop (Aug. 2014): Presentations | summary article | event page
- 2nd TVF Workshop (Aug. 2015): Presentations and video | summary article | event page | proceedings
- VFS Forum 72 (May 2016): Transformative Vertical Flight Special Session
- 3rd TVF Workshop (Sept. 2016): Presentations | summary article | event page (part of SAE's Aerotech 2016)
- VFS Forum 73 (May 2017): Transformative Urban Air Mobility Special Session
- 4th TVF Workshop (June 2017): Presentations | video (part of AIAA's AVIATION 2017)
- 5th TVF Workshop (Jan 2018): Presentations and videos | summary article | event page
- VFS Forum 74 (May 2018): Transformative Urban Air Mobility Special Session | videos
- 6th eVTOL Symposium (Jan 2019): Presentations | videos | summary article | event page
- VFS Forum 75 (May 2019): Electric VTOL Special Sessions | videos
- 1st Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure (Sept 2019): event page
- 7th eVTOL Symposium (Jan 2020): Presentations | videos | summary article | event page
- 2nd Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure (April 2020): videos | event page
- VFS Pre-Forum 76 (May 2020): Electric VTOL Special Sessions | videos
- 3rd Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure (Sept 2020): videos | event page
- VFS Forum 76 (Oct 2020): Electric VTOL Special Sessions | videos
- 8th eVTOL Symposium (Jan 2021): Presentations | videos | summary article | event page
- 4th Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure (March 2021): videos | event page
- VFS Forum 77 (May 2021): Electric VTOL Special Sessions | videos
- 5th Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure (Sept 2021): videos | event page
- 9th eVTOL Symposium (Jan 2022): event page | videos | photos | event summary
- 1st H2-Aero Symposium & Workshop (March 2022): event page | videos | event summary
- VFS Forum 78 (May 2022): Electric VTOL Special Sessions | videos
- 6th Workshop on eVTOL Infrastructure (Sept 2022): videos | event page
- 10th eVTOL Symposium (Jan 2023): event page — Jan. 24–26, 2023
- 2nd H2-Aero Symposium (March 2023): event page — March 29-31, 2023
Also, be sure to check out all of our video-on-demand short courses and other video recordings!
TVF Workshops and Working Groups
After nearly a year of discussions and planning, VFS held the first of its workshops on Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) — initially with NASA, AIAA and SAE International — and built a community of aerospace professionals that included technical, regulatory and business elements, exploring the potential for new forms of air transportation systems with innovative propulsion systems. At the third annual workshop in June 2017, VFS created four TVF Working Groups, focused around mission applications, to enable volunteers to join and contribute in their areas of expertise. Learn more!
Last updated: October 13, 2022