Daily Memo: Robinson CEO: Yes To AAM, No To EVTOL

Robinson Helicopter Company

Robinson has partnered with United Therapeutics to develop a hydrogen-electric version of the R66. 

Credit: Robinson Helicopter Company
For those who follow him on LinkedIn, it’s no secret that Robinson Helicopter Company CEO Dave Smith is no fan of the burgeoning eVTOL industry. At the heart of Smith’s many criticisms is what he describes as a “fundamentally false premise,” namely, that electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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