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- Dates
- 16 to 17 February 2027
- Location
- Huntsville, United States
- Organised by
- Vertical Flight Society
- 2 days
- Duration
- Huntsville
- United States
About the event
The VFS Handling Qualities Technical Meeting is sponsored by the Redstone Chapter of the Vertical Flight Society and covers handling qualities, flight controls and vehicle design for vertical flight aircraft. The 2027 meeting focuses on handling qualities standards, flight test techniques and updates to ADS-33E-PRF for helicopters, advanced rotorcraft, drones and eVTOL aircraft.
It takes place on 16 and 17 February 2027 in Huntsville, Alabama. The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, is a non-profit technical society for vertical flight.
- Focus on handling qualities standards and flight test technique development
- Updates to ADS-33E-PRF/MIL-DTL-32742(AR) for new configurations
- Topics include pilot-vehicle interfaces and degraded visual environment solutions
- Technical paper and presentation-only submissions accepted
Who attends
Engineers working on vertical flight handling qualities and flight controls.
- Operators
- Manufacturers
- MRO
- Public safety
- Pilots and crews
- Media
Plan your visit
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What you need to plan a visit to VFS Handling Qualities Meeting.
Opening hours16 to 17 February 2027
16 to 17 February 2027. Daily hours on the official website.Registration and ticketsRegistration is through the official website.
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Huntsville, United States
How to get there
From HSV
Huntsville International Airport, about 20 km from the venue.Flying privately
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