Air Force Col. Nathan Diller, the director of the service's AFWERX innovation arm, this week noted the potential of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles for Air Combat Command personnel recovery missions. Over the summer, California-based Kitty Hawk used its Heaviside eVTOL in a medical evacuation exercise that marked the first time that AFWERX had participated in such an exercise with an eVTOL. Commercial eVTOLs face a number of hurdles, including regulatory approvals, building charging infrastructure, and airspace deconfliction…
