The Revolution.Aero Podcast

In this episode we take a look inside the eVTOL development process in China with the CEO and co-founder of TCAB Yon Wui Ng. 
Formerly of Geely Terrafugia and Airbus China, Yon founded TCAB alongside a group of fellow engineers in 2021. In less than five years the company has built a full-scale prototype, completed transition testing and is undergoing type certification with the Chinese civil aviation regulator. 
The discussion touches on TCAB's pragmatic strategy to build an affordable tilt-rotor aircraft cheaper than a helicopter, their focus on horizontal integration and the significant advantages of China's EV supply chain and manufacturing power. 
We cover hurdles like evolving type certification standards and battery technology, with Yon advocating for simplicity. As well as TCAB's geopolitical export strategy to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. 
Yon also offers a vision for eVTOL infrastructure, repurposing bus stations and helipads as "bus stop" vertiports. Plus much more.
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In this episode we are joined by Emerson Xu, CEO and co-founder and Sandra Steinhoff, head of events and partnerships at NexAvian.
NexAvian is leading efforts in urban air mobility and advanced aerial logistics solutions across Asia. The firm offers services to support the development, market entry and operational sustainability of AAM, drawing from real-world industry experience and deep regional insight.
Part of this effort involves hosting the inaugural APAC AAM Leadership Summit alongside the Singapore Airshow next week. The summit will convene global OEM leaders, regulators, operators, investors and infrastructure players for a one day conversation covering everything from certification timelines to cross-border operations and much more.
We discuss the summit, the vision behind NexAvian and the future of AAM/low altitude economy in Asia more broadly.
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In our latest episode we are joined by Dr Omer Ali Sufaideen, Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies Affairs, Rabdan Academy, United Arab Emirates.
Omer was previously the Head of Military Studies Minor & Senior Lecturer in the Public Safety & Security Programme, School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences, Singapore University of Social Sciences. In this programme, he both developed and taught the course on Countering Violent Extremism in Southeast Asia, Transnational Crime and Globalisation. 
A budding private pilot, Omer is almost uniquely-placed to discuss the impact of aerospace innovation on combating criminal non-state actors – including cartels, syndicates, warlords, and gangs – as well as the potential for new technology to fall into the wrong hands. 
Omer also recently co-authored a white paper entitled The Ongoing Evolution of eVTOLs. 
We discuss the paper, the impact on law enforcement, new propulsion systems and much more besides. 
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After a short hiatus the podcast is back. In our latest episode we are joined by James Dorris, CEO of Odys Aviation. 
The Long Beach-based startup is developing a long range hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft built for multiple use cases including passenger travel, logistics and defence. 
From a first sub-scale test flight in summer 2021, Odys has now run tests on its in-house built 1MW generator and signed a landmark deal with the country of Oman, combining commercial operators, US and Omani defence forces, regulators and infrastructure in a full-scale national testbed for its platform.
James himself began his career at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center before working for companies including Google X, Virgin Hyperloop and Arrivo. 
We discuss the aircraft, flap-based thrust vectoring, why regional air mobility makes sense, hybrid-electric propulsion, upcoming developments and much more besides.
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In our latest episode we are joined by Mark Groden, CEO and founder of Skyryse, to talk automation in aerospace and the pioneering work he and his team have undertaken to achieve this. 
As the title describes, Skyryse has managed to condense a room's worth of flight automation technology found in large commercial aircraft to the size of decent-sized toaster. Something many said could not be done when Groden began his mission. 
Our conversation touches on the foundations of Skyryse, the moral mission the company is undertaking for pilots globally, the technology itself, the aircraft set to first leverage the SkyOS flight system and much more besides. 

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