Urban Air Mobility Flashcards
potential use cases
medical emergency, services(logistics), passenger transport, surveillance, military
can relieve urban traffic of mega cities
green and fast urban mobility (electric)
elements of a UAM system
vehicles, infrastructure demand and investments, airspace integration and operations, public acceptance and political support
public acceptance
safety, noise, and visual pollution
UAM aircraft design
range, capacity, cruise speed, hover efficiency, cruise efficiency, maintenance costs, direct operating costs, size, noise
capacity limiting processes
examples: airspace capacity, airfield capacity, terminal capacity, ground access capacity
market actors
insurance company, platform provider, service provider, MRO company, vehicle owner and manufacturer, ground infrastructure provider, UTM provider
Scenarios
UAM is never the first/last mile transport