Los Angeles Chapter webinar on June 5, 2024 Of the 750 eVTOL aircraft designs made public, roughly 44% are tiltrotors, according to the Vertical Flight Society’s eVTOL Aircraft Directory. Wingless multicopters represent 34% of designs; lift-and-cruise designs, which have...

Los Angeles Chapter meeting on November 17, 2023 “No history of American aviation could be written without mentioning James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle. Born before the Wright brothers made their first flights in a heavier-than-air flying machine, his life paralleled...

Los Angeles Chapter meeting on October 20, 2023 Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) began to take shape in the 2010s, and as development continues several of the industry leaders expect certification and entry into service before the end of the...

Los Angeles Chapter webinar on September 22, 2023 The past several years have seen numerous challenges for companies in aerospace and defense. 2023 has been no exception. Among the current challenges are raw material shortages, more production problems at...

Los Angeles Chapter meeting Thursday, July 6, 2023 Work by engineers at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is showing that computer-aided design software powered by artificial intelligence can develop aerospace structures that are not only stronger and lighter but...