For now, flight testing of eVTOL aircraft and other new aviation technologies is largely being conducted in out-of-the-way locations, but those intended for urban operations will need to prove themselves in something closer to a real-world environment before fully certified, commercial operations can begin and there is community acceptance. This is where real estate developer Hillwood believes its flight test center in its Dallas-Fort Worth Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) can add value, by providing a large-scale test and development environment. Unlike anywhere else in the nation, the MIZ provides partner organizations and the scale, infrastructure, and environment for the commercialization of emerging technologies in air and surface mobility.
Two years ago, Hillwood decided to seek a footprint in advanced air mobility as it reviewed its strategic objectives. “Our goal is to help advance mobility innovation by offering real estate to visionaries like aircraft manufacturers and operators to conduct flight testing at our AllianceTexas Flight Test Center on the north side of Fort Worth Alliance Airport,” Christopher Ash, senior vice president for aviation business development, told FutureFlight. “You can test uncrewed and eVTOL platforms in the desert, but that’s not where they will operate. They need to be integrated into complex airspace, and we have the perfect environment for testing, scaling, and ultimately commercializing these products.”
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