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  1. VTOL - The Vertical Flight Society - Welcome!

    The Electric VTOL News highlights the incredible promise and progress of battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The site focuses …

  2. Fun VTOL Facts | AHS STEM Program

    An electric VTOL (or eVTOL) aircraft is powered by electric motors powering propellers. The term "electric VTOL" also includes aircraft that use an engine to generate power for the motors, called …

  3. Welcome to Vertipedia!

    Important milestones that have helped shape the history of vertical flight People who have played a role in vertical flight Vertical flight aircraft, such as helicopters, tilt rotors and tilt wings, jet-lift VTOL, and …

  4. The Vertical Flight Society

    Nov 24, 2025 · The Vertical Flight Society — founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, Inc. — is the world's only international technical society for engineers, scientists and others working to …

  5. About – Welcome

    The Vertical Flight Society — formally, the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International, Incorporated — is the world’s premier professional vertical flight technical society. Since its inception …

  6. Such negative response to helicopter operations as a result of noise is a little difficult to understand because most helicopters generate less noise than the noise certification standards and, in most …

  7. VFS - Journal of AHS - legacy.vtol.org

    The Journal of the American Helicopter Society publishes original technical papers focused on the theory and practice of vertical flight. Its mission is to foster the exchange of significant new ideas and …

  8. Journal of the American Helicopter Society - Vertical Flight Society

    Founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society (AHS), the Vertical Flight Society is the world's oldest and largest technical society dedicated to advancing vertical flight technology.

  9. Journal Author Submission Guidelines - vtol.org

    The Journal of the American Helicopter Society (JAHS) is the leading peer-reviewed technical publication dedicated to vertical flight. Published quarterly by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS), JAHS …

  10. Press Release: VFS to Hold Transformative Vertical Flight Conference ...

    Jan 10, 2025 · Founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society (AHS), the Vertical Flight Society is the world's oldest and largest technical society dedicated to advancing vertical flight technology.