Safety Considerations in Emerging Electric Aircraft Architectures by Courtin, Christopher, Hansman, R. John

“…Safety and certification considerations which impact the design of an emerging new class of small, electric aircraft were investigated. Based on an assessment of the different emerging aircraft designs, vehicles were grouped based on lifting and propulsive architecture. …”
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Model Development for a Comparison of VTOL and STOL Electric Aircraft Using Geometric Programming by Courtin, Christopher B., Hansman, R. John

“…There is widespread interest in the use of electric aircraft for short missions in and around urban areas. …”
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Opportunities to Enhance Air Emergency Medical Service Scale through New Vehicles and Operations by Chappelle, Christine A., Li, Clement, Vascik, Parker D., Hansman, R. John

“…Significant recent investments in Urban Air Mobility (UAM) systems are maturing a new class of electric aircraft and automation technologies that may provide benefits to Air EMS operations. …”
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Constraint Identification In On-Demand Mobility For Aviation Through An Exploratory Case Study Of Los Angeles by Hansman, R. John, Vascik, Parker

“…Furthermore, three issues were identified including electric aircraft operating standards and certifications, all-weather operational capabilities, and ODM aircraft interaction with unmanned aircraft systems.…”
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