Urban-Air Port (UAP) is collaborating with Micro Nav, a leading company in simulation of air traffic management and airspace operations, reports a press release. The partnership will allow UAP to “demonstrate the functionality of its Next-Gen AirOne vertiport, showing how it can be successfully integrated in real-time with flight schedules and aviation operations to help international, domestic and regional airport clients seamlessly integrate next-generation advanced air mobility infrastructure into their operations,” explains the release.
The collaboration is for developing an industry-leading vertiport simulation that illustrates eVTOL aircraft ground movements for UAP’s Next-Gen AirOne vertiport. This simulation covers the all-important aircraft ground operations.
Andrea Wu, CEO of Urban-Air Port, commented, “Micro Nav’s relationships with high-capacity leading airports such as Dubai DXB and DWC, amongst many others, combined with their high precision offshore-carrier expertise, is a powerful mix.”
She continued, “Together, we can show not just the efficient functionality of the AirOne vertiport, from passenger movements to charging, but also its integration within wider airport operations. This is an important step in the global deployment of UAP’s technology and for the industry at large.”
Andrea Wu
The release continues, “The team will test ground operations for each eVTOL aircraft, from landing on the TLOF (landing pad) and descending via UAP’s revolutionary Vertical Airfield, to the hangar doors opening and the minimal push-backs of the aircraft to/from the adjacent hangar.
“Micro Nav’s experience in offshore carrier-based operations simulation for the UK Ministry of Defence’s F35 aircraft provides unique experience and exceptional precision in high-pressure, rapid turnaround scenarios. UAP and Micro Nav will use the simulation to train its operators, clients and demonstrate how a UAP vertiport provides a viable and sustainable business case for eVTOL operators.”
The simulation will also show arrival and departure passenger processing, eVTOL charging and MRO (maintenance, repair and operations), including several hours of application, linked with a dozen aircraft movements an hour as a baseline for a “M” sized, eight-stand AirOne in several Californian, U.S locations. It is to highlight commuter routes to fast growing regions in close collaboration with local authorities, the regional FAA and real estate partners, and UAPs eVTOL OEMs and operator partners.
Ricky Sandu, Executive Chairman of UAP, pointed out, “Simulation has always been an important process in our deployment strategy. Our Vertiport technology challenges traditional aviation planning and leverages other industries such as off-shore carrier operations. The vertiport is often described by regulators as an onshore-aircraft carrier.”
Sandhu continued, “The partnership with Micro Nav enables us to confidently illustrate AirOne’s functionality to government regulators, airport operators and clients, to show just how safe, efficient and effective our infrastructure is.”
The release continues, “To effectively demonstrate how UAP’s vertiport operations function and can be integrated within an airport, the simulated arrivals and departures will be timed to connect to the flight schedule at a U.S international airport. A second phase of the simulation, developed in conjunction with additional partners, will include modelling the vertiport network, encompassing air movements and multiple vertiports. This is a model that can be stress-tested and rolled out at multiple locations simultaneously to define and guide the air space regulatory process and the ground-based planning process.”
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