Vertiflite May/June 2021

Advancing Vertical Flight Since 1943

May/June 2021 VOLUME 67, NUMBER 3

Vertiflite is the official publication of The Vertical Flight Society, the professional society for the advancement of vertical flight technology and its useful application throughout the world. Vertiflite ’s editorial energies are devoted to informing our readers of the advances being made in the field and encouraging increasingly broader use of rotorcraft and vertical lift technology. Vertiflite is published six times per year by The Vertical Flight Society. ​ Non-profit postage rate paid at Annapolis, MD, and additional mailing offices. Vertiflite is distributed to members of The Vertical Flight Society free of charge or is available by subscription for institutions and non-members for $190 per year (includes all shipping and handling charges). Single copies are available for $50. Copyright © 2021 American Helicopter Society International, Inc. — The Vertical Flight Society. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without written approval is strictly prohibited. Mike Hirschberg , Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Steve Norwood, Creative Director Austin Fitz, Art Director Jessica Starr, Managing Editor Jim Sherman, Assistant Editor Betty Chen, In-House Graphics Frank Colucci, Senior Editor Kenneth I. Swartz, Senior Editor Contributors: Ian Frain, Robert Moorman, Richard Whittle, Nicolas Zart

DEPARTMENTS 02 Letters 04 Washington Report 06 Commentary: Workforce: Winning the War for Talent 08 Leadership Moves 10 Industry Briefs 14 Coming to Terms: TRL vs. Readiness 70 Electric VTOL News 74 Educational Initiatives 78 Leadership Profile: Tomasz Krysinski 80 Society Update 84 Calendar of Events

FEATURES 16 Ingenuity Takes Off on Mars 22 Airbus Starts Racer Assembly 24 FVL on Four Fronts 25 Honeywell Plans Chinook Engine Upgrade 28 Through Pave Hawk Eyes 32 Entering the Ice Age with Leonardo 36 The World Rotorcraft Market 2021-2030 46 VFS Continues Record Growth, Reaches 150 Corporate Members 48 VFS eVTOL Infrastructure Workshop Review: Advancing Technology through Policy 50 Lilium Goes Big 58 Stamping Out Air Taxis 64 Hard-Core Hybrids 68 Beta Announces Multiple Sales 76 Virtual Meetings — Powering Through a Full Year

ADVERTISERS Airbus Helicopters......................... 3 BAE Systems.................................49 Bell................................................... C2 Boeing Company........................ C4 Continuum Dynamics.................63 Crane Aerospace.........................67 European Rotorcraft Forum... 44 Forecast International................. 15 Gamma Technologies..................41 Gastops...........................................35 GE Aviation...................................... 9 Genuen............................................23 Georgia Tech.................................47 Hexagon.......................................... 75 Hutchinson....................................... 5 Janicki...............................................61 Karem Aircraft............................... 13 L3Harris...........................................35

Leonardo.........................................45 Lockheed Martin......................... C3 MinebeaMitsumi Aerospace....84 NES...................................................23 NEXA................................................68 Penn State University.................26 Pratt & Whitney Canada............31 Rolls-Royce.................................... 27 Siemens........................................... 57 Survival Systems......................... 44 Toray Advanced Composites..69 VFF Scholarships.........................62 VFS Calendar of Events............84 VFS Members in the Know......62 VFS Structures Meeting........... 30 VFS Transformative Meeting... 73 VFS VMS Meeting....................... 30

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ABOUT OUR COVER The Ingenuity Mars helicopter made history on April 19 as the first aircraft to fly on another planet (see pg. 16). This photo is from April 8. (NASA)

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