PHOENIX, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) and Vertical Aerospace have signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) to address the technical, regulatory and
business challenges of the emerging urban air mobility segment. The
companies plan to integrate Honeywell avionics, navigation,
fly-by-wire and other products and advanced technologies that
leverage the company's technologies into future Vertical Aerospace
vehicles for use in urban environments.
The agreement will provide Vertical Aerospace's vehicles with
Honeywell's latest flight systems for urban air mobility. These
include Honeywell's new compact fly-by-wire system, which offers
the critical redundancy needed to meet the safety and certification
requirements for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)
aircraft, all in a package the size of a paperback book. Urban air
mobility vehicles promise to reduce urban congestion and provide
new ways for people to travel around cities and rural areas.
"Overly congested, polluted cities continue to be an issue, and
to combat this urban air mobility will be a key feature of cities
of the future," said Stephen
Fitzpatrick, CEO and founder of Vertical Aerospace.
"Combining Honeywell's technology and experience in next-generation
avionics with Vertical Aerospace's aircraft will allow us to make
carbon-free, on-demand air mobility a reality."
Honeywell has extensive aviation hardware and software
offerings, including advanced navigation technologies and flight
controls. The company's experience can help companies of all sizes
meet the regulatory requirements for urban air mobility.
"Honeywell's expertise in integrated avionics, systems
integration, certification and manufacturing, combined with
Vertical Aerospace's capabilities in developing eVTOL vehicles,
will spur the advancement of urban air mobility," said Carl Esposito, president, Electronic Solutions,
Honeywell Aerospace. "Through years of working with the Federal
Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency,
Honeywell is well equipped to help Vertical Aerospace navigate the
civil airspace landscape and develop their vehicles."
This is the third agreement Honeywell has signed with urban air
mobility companies to develop avionics, navigation, flight control
systems, connectivity and other products for their vehicles.
Building on their MOU, Honeywell and Vertical Aerospace are working
towards a formal agreement by mid-year 2019.
Urban air mobility is an aviation industry term for on-demand
and automated passenger or cargo-carrying air transportation
services, typically flown without a pilot. Urban air mobility
services will bring new and innovative ways for people to travel
around cities and rural areas, while reducing congestion.
About Honeywell
Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on virtually
every commercial, defense and space aircraft. The Aerospace
business unit builds aircraft engines, cockpit and cabin
electronics, wireless connectivity systems, mechanical components
and more. Its hardware and software solutions create more
fuel-efficient aircraft, more direct and on-time flights and safer
skies and airports. For more information, visit www.honeywell.com
or follow us at @Honeywell_Aero.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology
company that delivers industry specific solutions that include
aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings
and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies
help everything from aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants,
supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world
smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and
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