Vertical Flight Society’s 81st Annual Forum & Technology Display

The Vertical Flight Society’s 81st Annual Forum & Technology Display is the world’s leading international technical event on vertical flight technology. The conference will span three days and include 250+ technical papers on every discipline from Acoustics to Test & Evaluation, as well as invited presentations and discussions by leaders in the military, government agencies and industry.

The Technology Display, running concurrent with the Forum, is the most extensive exposition of cutting-edge vertical flight technologies in the world, and also includes other technologies more broadly applicable to aerospace in general. Leading manufacturers, service providers, defense agencies, universities, and research and development organizations showcased the very latest in vertical flight technology in our exhibit hall.

Why Attend Vertical Flight Society’s 81st Annual Forum & Technology Display?
Technical papers: Learn from experts in their fields as they discuss the latest theories and breakthroughs in vertical flight technology.
Learn about the latest technologies from leading manufacturers, service providers, defense agencies, universities, and research and development organizations in our technology display.
Hear from the leaders in industry, government, and academia to gain perspective on the future of vertical flight technology:
• Straight Talk from the Top with the leaders of major rotorcraft manufacturers
• Military rotorcraft program managers and leaders
• Other civil and defense leaders in government and industry giving their insights in advanced rotorcraft and advanced air mobility (AAM) / electric VTOL

Recognition of individual and group award winners at the 81st Annual Grand Awards Breakfast Banquet
45th Annual Nikolsky Lecture

The Vertical Flight Society is the world’s oldest and largest technical society dedicated to enhancing the understanding of vertical flight technology. VFS is a non-profit, charitable educational and technical organization. Since it was founded as the American Helicopter Society (AHS) in 1943 — just as the first US helicopter was being put into service — the Society has been the primary forum for interchange of information on vertical flight technology. According to the Society Bylaws, the purpose of the Society is to “advance the theory and practices of the science of vertical flight aircraft.”