energy and propulsion
#86 Carey Cannon: 38 years of rotorcraft development – insights from a Bell Senior Chief Engineer
In this episode, retired Senior Chief Engineer Carey Cannon shares his 38-year journey at Bell Helicopter, talking about the realities of developing and deploying vertical lift aircraft. He discusses why many eVTOL manuf...
#75 Kevin Noertker, Ampaire: Scaling electric aviation with hybrid-electric flight
In this episode of The Vertical Space, we sit down with Kevin Noertker, Co-founder and CEO of Ampaire, to explore the evolving landscape of electric aviation. Kevin shares his perspective on the industry's progress and c...
#70 Bobby Healy, Manna: Unveiling the unit economics behind profitable drone delivery
Welcome back to The Vertical Space! In this episode, we reconnect with Bobby Healy, CEO and Founder of Manna Drone Delivery. Bobby returns to discuss how Manna has not only met but exceeded initial expectations over the ...
#59 John Langford, Electra.aero: Bringing eSTOL to Market
Welcome back to The Vertical Space and a terrific conversation with John Langford, CEO of Electra.aero. We talked about the key drivers for advanced air mobility, and how factors such as market acceptance, use case, cer...
#45 Damon Vander Lind, extending electric range with zero emissions
Welcome to our conversation with Damon Vander Lind, co-founder and CEO of Magpie Aviation, a company enabling long-range flights with zero emissions. Damon and Magpie are offering a solution that is fresh and new &ndash...
#43 Venkat Viswanathan: batteries and electric aviation
Today we revisit the topic of batteries with Venkat Viswanathan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. As someone who relatively recently started his journey in electric aviation, ...
#42 Billy Thalheimer, Regent and coastal transportation
Today we introduce the maritime world to AAM - with a conversation with Billy Thalheimer, CEO and Co-Founder of Regent. We’ve been hearing such positive news about Regent – as I’m sure you&rsqu...
#40 Eric Allison, Joby Aviation: The Sound of Silence
A revealing, important, and meaningful talk with Joby’s Head of Product, Eric Allison. How often do you get a chance to talk to a person of Eric’s experience and background to hear how and why the de...
#36 Robert A. Pearce, NASA, Associate Administrator
How often do you get to have a conversation with Bob Pearce, the Associate Administrator for NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate? Well, you do today – and you’ll really enjoy the talk. ...
#32 Geoff Bower, Archer: designing and commercializing eVTOL aircraft
Today’s conversation is with Geoff Bower, Chief Engineer at Archer Aviation, a developer of electric vertical take off and landing – or eVTOL – aircraft. Geoff is one of the most renowned engineers in the eVTOL arena, a...