Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] eVTOL simulator lacks ability to replicate real acceleration

The Hidden Danger In eVTOL Flight: Spatial Disorientation

20 Mar 2025 | Abstracted from Vertical Magazine

"Spatial disorientation has been a deadly hazard since the dawn of aviation, and powered-lift aircraft pilots may be particularly vulnerable to it...ground-based simulators have a significant limitation: they cannot replicate real acceleration forces...rapid and substantial changes in acceleration can quickly trigger visual illusions and spatial disorientation...all powered-lift or eVTOL designs incorporate tilting rotors or wings to transition between flight modes, causing the thrust vector to change not only in magnitude but also in direction."

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