Zero-Emission Landing Spots Announced by Transcend Air and Lily Helipads
Building on its plan to launch a new class of city to city air mobility, with reduced environmental impact, Transcend Air Corporation and Lily Helipads announce a partnership to build sustainable, zero-emission barge-based landing spots, called “vertipads.”
TRANSCEND AIR VERTIPADS TO USE LILY'S PATENTED ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY HELIPAD TECHNOLOGY
BOSTON, MA May 17, 2019
Building on its plan to launch a new class of city to city air mobility, with reduced environmental impact, Transcend Air Corporation and Lily Helipads announce a partnership to build sustainable, zero-emission barge-based landing spots, called "vertipads." A network of low-impact vertipads will be located on the water adjacent to city centers, including in Boston Harbor, around the island of Manhattan, on Montreal's riverfront, and in San Francisco Bay.
It is all part of Transcend Air's plan for sustainable mobility.
Transcend Air, which will be building and flying the Vy 400 VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, is planning to launch service in 2024 from Boston Harbor and Manhattan.
The new Transcend Air-Lily Helipads takeoff and landing spots come with unprecedented self-sustaining features, including:
- Solar powered - will draw no energy from the power grid.
- Crash and hurricane proof - providing the highest level of protection to people and surrounding structures.
- Patented lighting - to enhance takeoff and landing operations, pads feature integrated LEDs.
- Heated surfaces - no dangerous snow or ice buildup.
- Fluid runoff capture - catches fuel, oil, deicing fluid, and other runoff in below-deck tanks for recycling.
- ADA accessible - meets all Federal and State requirements.
"Transcend Air will address multiple problems involving congestion, traffic, and pollution caused by our current transportation system," said Transcend Air founder and CEO Gregory Bruell. "By bringing vertipads close to travelers, we don't increase airport traffic. And by focusing on a safe and environmentally-friendly landing and takeoff infrastructure, as only Lily can help us provide, we will be creating a more sustainable way to travel."
John Dotlich, CEO of Lily Helipads noted, "Lily Helipads is excited for the opportunity to incorporate many of the tried-and-true innovations found in our helipad landing surfaces into these new Transcend vertipad landing systems." Transcend Air is developing the Vy 400, a 6-seat vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOL), which can depart and arrive on traditional helipads, along with vertipads that sit on barges, in places such as the Boston Harbor and New York's Hudson and East Rivers. The airline plans to roll out its service to other urban centers.
ABOUT TRANSCEND AIR CORPORATION
Transcend Air was founded in 2017 to unlock the heart of the city with a VTOL airline that will free business travelers from congestion on the ground and in the air. Transcend has developed the Vy 400 as the best solution for city-center to city-center mobility (C2CM), with door-to-door prices lower than current air travel options, and door-to-door times that are 67% to 80% less. With the Vy 400, Transcend Air is finally realizing the VTOL promise for all.
ABOUT LILY HELIPADS, INC
Lily Helipads are "Designed and Built Green" meaning that they capture all aircraft fluids such as jet fuel and deicing liquid. This cutting-edge design also eliminates the need for the use of ice-melt chemicals. This is accomplished by way of a built-in heating system that automatically provides a snow and ice melt component for the entire landing pad. This assures "slip-and-fall" free access on the helipad, and the walkways. At Lily Helipads, it is our goal to provide turn-key state-of-the-art helipads and vertipads. Lily Helipads maintains a mobile workforce that installs helipads in all fifty states. President John Dotlich is a construction contractor of twenty eight years and an avid helicopter pilot.
