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NEWS DIGITAL

VERTICAL AEROSPACE DEVELOPS

ITS NEXT GENERATION EVTOL

Dassault Systems has announced that
Vertical Aerospace, a UK-based aviation
industry innovator aiming to revolutionize
how people fly by making air travel
personal, on demand and carbon-free, is
using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the
cloud to develop their third all-electric
vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Vertical Aerospace will use the “Reinvent
the Sky” industry solution experience
based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on
the cloud to manage the complex develop-
ment of the eVTOL aircraft prototype by
its rapidly growing team of 100 engineers
and technical experts, even when working
remotely.
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud, and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to support its vision of decarbonising
cloud unifies design, engineering, testing has allowed us to remain agile and secure air travel with proven technology in the
and manufacturing disciplines across the without loss of capability, effectively aviation, energy and automotive industries.
enterprise in one collaborative digital maintaining business continuity.” “Disruptive innovators like Vertical
environment to meet needs ranging from In 2019, Vertical Aerospace released Aerospace are using the 3DEXPERIENCE
requirements through to end design and flight footage of their latest eVTOL aircraft. platform on the cloud to advance their
quality. The Seraph can carry 250 kilograms - the compelling vision for sustainable mobility
“At Vertical Aerospace we were fortunate equivalent of three passengers - and can fly and invent new industries,” said David
to have moved onto the 3DEXPERIENCE at speeds up to 80 kph (50 mph). Ziegler, vice president, aerospace and
platform on cloud before we were remote The complexity of the third generation defence Industry, Dassault Systems.
working,” said Owen Thompson Cheel, eVTOL required advanced functionalities “As businesses today must com-
Flight Systems IPT Lead, Vertical Aerospace. for electrical systems, change manage- pletely rethink the way they work, the
“The team has all they need to work from ment, regulations and compliance, as well 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud
home and by using the platform on cloud as greater collaboration among teams. offers the largest portfolio of applications
we have been able to continue working Following a competitive evaluation, for product design and engineering from
with virtually no difference in performance. Vertical Aerospace selected the anywhere, with a high level of performance
It’s an excellent case for working on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud and secure, efficient access to data.” Q

TECHNICAL

COLLINS AEROSPACE TO BUILD

DIGITAL NIGHT VISION TECH

situational awareness when performing The EVA technology will be built with
missions in a low-light environment. a helmet-mounted binocular display
Raytheon Technologies' Collins Both military branches selected the designed to process high-resolution
imagery and improve the pilot's ability to
Aerospace business received a contract Enhanced Visual Acuity system to help see in very low light conditions.
increase flight safety of pilots who fly
to develop a digital technology for US rotary-wing and tiltrotor vehicles, Collins Collins Aerospace is scheduled to finish
Navy and Marine Corps aircrews to gain Aerospace said Monday. contract work by March 2023. Q

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