On Feb. 28, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released their draft engineering brief for vertiports and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations to industry for comment. The draft of the document, "Engineering Brief No. 105, Vertiport Design," provides initial interim guidance for the design of both vertiports and vertistops, a facility that is exactly the same as a vertiport but without charging, maintenance or storage facilities.
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