en.Wedoany.com Reported - The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have initiated construction of a new Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) research field at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. Named the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Procedures and Analysis Range (V-PAR), the facility is specifically designed for testing electric and hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

The facility, costing approximately $8.3 million, is planned to include a touchdown and liftoff area, taxiways, vertiport parking stands, shelters, an observation and operations building, electric aircraft charging capabilities, and related support infrastructure. The FAA stated that the site will be used for research and training on vertiport operations, approach and departure routes, wake turbulence, downwash, outwash, radio frequency interference, contingency planning, and airspace procedures.

Deputy Secretary of Transportation Steven Bradbury noted that V-PAR is a critical step in helping the FAA better understand how to safely integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system. The facility will enhance the agency's capacity to conduct research, train personnel, and support the future of aviation. Project construction is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2027.

This effort runs in parallel with the FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), launched earlier this year, which covers advanced air mobility and infrastructure projects across 26 states to collect operational AAM data.

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