The Vertical Flight Society

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How can you help shape the future of vertical flight? Join us! Membership is a great opportunity for professional development, access to the latest research, and free or discounted papers and publications. It's the best way for you to help decide the future of vertical flight. Support VFS Your support directly impacts the advancement of vertical flight. By contributing, you become an essential part of developing our future leaders.

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The tiltrotor did not emerge in isolation. Engineers like Troy Gaffey built on years of VFS published work, technical exchange at Forum, and direct collaboration, moving from solving instability in the XV-3. Troy found the solution dubbed the “X-Mode”, which led to shaping the XV-15 and ultimately the V-22. Today’s Future Vertical Lift programs, including the MV75, trace part of their lineage through that same continuum of shared knowledge and community through the Society.

Skip to main content Skip to navigation Contact: Betty Chen 703-684-6777 x 102 pr@vtol.org Vertical Flight Society Announces the Winners of the 6th Annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight Competition Fairfax, Virginia, USA, April 21, 2026 —The Vertical Flight Society’s sixth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition concluded with an outstanding display of innovation, resilience, and teamwork.

May 5, 2026 - May 7, 2026 West Palm Beach, Florida, USA The Vertical Flight Society's 82nd 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.