Past events

The International Powered Lift Conference (IPLC) focuses on the latest developments in Vertical and/or Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) aircraft research, concepts and programs.

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The Vertical Flight Society's 82nd Annual Forum & Technology Display will be held in West Palm Beach, Florida. The 3-day in-person event will include 250+ papers on every discipline from Acoustics to Test & Evaluation, as well as invited presentations and discussions by leaders in industry and government.

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Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) 2026 comprises two events: the Vertical Lift Aircraft Design and Aeromechanics Specialists’ Conference and the 13th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium.

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VFS is again organizing the Future Air Mobility sessions at Airtec! Airtec 2025 is the international B2B trade fair and dialogue platform for aerospace and future mobility at the high-tech location of Augsburg, Germany. Airtec is a central, international meeting place for suppliers and OEMs to find each other and to establish new business relationships.

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The Vertical Flight Society's 81st Annual Forum & Technology Display was held May 20–22, 2025, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, with more than 1,000 attendees! The world's leading international technical event on vertical flight technology, the meeting included 260+ technical papers on every discipline from acoustics to uncrewed systems, plus 62 exhibitors and the annual short course on electric VTOL technology.

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