– K-UAM Grand Challenge public flight demonstration in Goheung, Jeollanam-do on November 3rd

– Vice Minister Baek, “We will open up urban skies with the world’s most free demonstration”

□ November 3rd (Fri) Goheung, Jeollanam-doin the sky above K-UAM Grand Challenge*of historical flight of wingsThis begins.

 

* A large-scale, mid- to long-term demonstration project in which participating organizations and industries in all fields that make up UAM, such as airframe, vertiport, traffic management, and navigation service, participate to verify safety and integrated operability, etc.

 

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport(Minister Won Hee-ryong) urban air traffic(Urban Air Mobility, UAM) is being implemented. K-UAM Grand Challengein connection with flight demonstration event* announced that it would be held.

 

* '23.11.3. (Fri) 11:00~12:30 / K-UAM Demonstration Complex (Goheung, Jeollanam-do) / MOLIT 2nd Vice Minister, National Assembly member Kim Seung-nam, Jeollanam-do Vice Governor for Political Affairs, Goheung County Governor, and about 250 industry-academia-related officials attended

 

□ This event is for airframe, vertiport, traffic management system, etc. UAM Components are organicand operates safelyWhat it looks like Revealed to the public for the first timeThere is meaning in doing it.

 

ㅇ This flight demonstration was for the K-UAM Grand Challenge. Vertiport, the first made in Korea, passenger terminal etc. infrastructure and Airframe developed with domestic technologyYou can see it in flight.

 

Meanwhile, Airframe and Vertiport Model부터 통신Traffic Management Program Etc demonstration project 참여Enterprise기관development of Present goals and visionAn exhibition was also held in parallel, open until the endIt is scheduled to be (11.3~11.5)

 

* Hyundai Motors, Vertical Aerospace, Beta Technology (aircraft model), Kakao Mobility (reservation platform), SKT (commercial communication network), Hanwha Systems (surveillance radar), Incheon International Airport Corporation, Daewoo Engineering & Construction, Lotte Engineering & Construction (Vertiport model), etc.

 

□ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Second Vice Minister Baek Won-guk said, “With the participation of leading domestic and foreign companies, The world pays attentionK-UAM Grand Challenge historical flight of wings“This has begun,” he said.Bold regulatory special provisionsis given 'Urban Air Traffic Act'In harmony with In the world's most free environment substantiation“I will do my best to do it,” he said.

 

ㅇ In addition, “by completing the grand challenge without a hitch, 2025at the end of the yearWe will open a skyway in the city to our citizens.” he emphasized.

 

Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport