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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, reports that the explosive growth of world’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft plus significant developments in military and civil rotorcraft have continued to expand its membership.

As of Jan. 1, 2022, a total of 163 companies are now members of VFS, a net 19% growth from a year ago and a doubling over the past five years. The number of individual members has also grown to more than 6,300 — a net increase of nearly 10% (550 individuals) over the past 12 months and a 30% growth (1,400 individuals) over the past five years. Much of this growth is due to the extensive support efforts and resources that VFS provides to the vertical flight industry, including technical resources, talent acquisition, educational opportunities and networking.
The 36 new companies that joined VFS during 2021 are listed below. Descriptions of each company, including links to websites and contact information, are found in the VFS Corporate Member Directory. Information on the benefits and rates for corporate membership are posted on our Corporate Membership page.
AnalySwift, LLC | Small Business |
Archer | Small Business |
BAAZ GmbH | Associate |
CAFE Foundation | Affiliate |
Caldwell Intellectual Property Law, LLC | Small Business |
Community Air Mobility Initiative (CAMI) | Affiliate |
Crown Consulting, Inc. | Small Business |
Cypress International | Associate |
Eagle Aviation Technologies, Inc. | Small Business |
Electric Power Systems, Inc. | Small Business |
Electric Power Systems, Inc. | Small Business |
ENSCO Avionics | Small Business |
Garudeus Aviation, Inc. | Small Business |
Helo Holdings, Inc. | Associate |
Hydroplane, Ltd | Small Business |
Intelligent Energy, Ltd | Small Business |
Intellisense Systems, Inc. | Small Business |
LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc | Small Business |
Levanta Tech, LLC | Small Business |
LogistiWerx, Inc. | Small Business |
Mobius.energy Corporation | Associate |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) | Associate |
Ohio Department of Transportation — Ohio UAS Center | Associate |
Olsen Actuators, Ltd | Associate |
Plug Power, Inc. | Small Business |
PteroDynamics | Small Business |
Real-Time Innovations | Small Business |
Sentient Science | Small Business |
SkyDrive, Inc. | Associate |
SMG Consulting | Associate |
Tier 1 Engineering | Small Business |
TruWeather Solutions, Inc. | Small Business |
UP.Partners | Small Business |
Urbineer, Inc. | Small Business |
Woolpert | Associate |
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. | Bronze |
These new corporate members include companies, non-profits and government agencies from around the world who are supporting all aspects of vertical flight. In addition to civil and military rotorcraft developments, such as the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, eVTOL developments increased markedly in 2021.
“This past year saw steady technical progress and eye-popping financial investments in the leading eVTOL developers,” said Mike Hirschberg, VFS Executive Director. “VFS had estimated $4.5B of investments in eVTOL companies in 2010–2020. However, last year saw several additional developers go public and/or attract sizeable private investments; the total additional global estimate in 2021 alone was around $6B.”
As of today, the Society has cataloged over 590 different electric VTOL concepts from nearly 350 companies and innovators on its authoritative World eVTOL Aircraft Directory at www.evtol.news. When VFS launched the site in April 2017, only a dozen eVTOL programs were under development. Nearly 200 new designs were added in 2021 alone. The site currently also hosts more than 600 eVTOL news stories, including some 270 in-depth articles from the Society’s Vertiflite magazine, the leading periodical on eVTOL and rotorcraft developments.