The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)\nannounced the addition of AIR, Archer, and DBT Aero as Associate Members EPIC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AIR is based in Pardes Hana, Israel, and was founded in\n2018. They are developing personal use electric vertical and takeoff (eVTOL)\naircraft with a focus on a combination of aerospace innovation, automotive\ntechnology and FAA approved safety standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff\nand landing (eVTOL) aircraft for use in Urban Air Mobility. Their mission is to\nadvance the benefits of sustainable air mobility, with a goal to move people\nthroughout the world’s cities in a quick, safe, sustainable, and cost-effective\nmanner. Archer’s team is based in Palo Alto, California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
DBT Aero, with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, and\nKalispell, Montana, was formed in 2019 to commercialize advanced, integrated\ndrag reduction\u2014the Synergy Technology Platform\u2014believing it\u2019s more efficient\nand effective to reduce drag than increase power. They pioneer energy\nefficient, affordable, remarkably quiet and community friendly manned\/unmanned\naircraft that are faster, more stable and carry heavier payloads farther\nutilizing multiple, sustainable propulsion systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n