Volatus Infrastructure & Energy (VI&E) Solutions has forged a strategic alliance with ResilienX to pioneer the first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) project in the Americas at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
In a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Volatus, recognized for its expertise in constructing vertiports and charging stations catering to electric mobility, including eVTOLs, announced its collaboration with ResilienX. Specializing in traffic management software for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), ResilienX will play a pivotal role in the project, contributing its FRAIHMWORK software as a real-time aviation safety management system for the inaugural vertiport currently in progress.
In a joint press release issued on December 11, ResilienX outlined the comprehensive system's vision, encompassing "battery charging, surveillance, comms, weather sensors, networking equipment, and all of the digital infrastructure needed to manage and direct operations and personnel."
Volatus envisions its vertiport facility at Wittman Regional Airport, renowned as the site of the largest airshow in the United States, the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA’s) AirVenture, to feature a terminal with a landing pad and an eVTOL charging station. Volatus CEO Grant Fisk shared that, at a cost of $500,000, the vertiport stands out as "by a very large margin the most affordable, cost-conscious eVTOL infrastructure option out there," as reported by FutureFlight.