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Vertical Flight Systems Purdue

Vertical Flight Systems Purdue is a Purdue student design, build, test, and fly organization focused on personal vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and urban air mobility. The team develops scaled electric VTOL aircraft and built a 40% emergency-response flyer prototype for the NASA-sponsored GoAero challenge, with full-scale vehicle and 2026-2027 flight-test milestones planned.

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Electric VTOL aircraft, vertical flight, autonomy, emergency-response aviation, and urban air mobility
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Vertical Flight Systems Purdue
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Vertical Flight Systems Purdue is a Purdue student design, build, test, and fly organization focused on personal vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and urban air mobility. The team develops scaled electric VTOL aircraft and built a 40% emergency-response flyer prototype for the NASA-sponsored GoAero challenge, with full-scale vehicle and 2026-2027 flight-test milestones planned.
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August 15, 2026 at 05:04:30 UTC
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August 15, 2026 at 05:04:30 UTC
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