미래항공모빌리티 안전성 인증에 관한 고찰: eVTOL의 감항인증을 중심으로 = A Study on Safety Certification of Advanced Air Mobility: Focusing on Airworthiness Certification of eVTOL

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Advanced Air Mobility, incorporating new technologies, is a novel form of transportation distinct from traditional aviation, designed for operations in urban airspace. AAM initially began with Urban Air Mobility (UAM), which operates within urban areas. Over time, it has expanded to include Regional Air Mobility (RAM), which covers intercity and regional operations. As a result, AAM has emerged as an innovative air mobility concept that encompasses both UAM and RAM. The so-called future air mobility aircraft are electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles utilizing distributed electric propulsion systems.




Although these aircraft are not yet technologically validated, they are anticipated to provide urban air transport services, raising significant concerns about safety. While certification systems for conventional aircraft have already been established by individual countries, airworthiness certification standards to ensure the safety of newly developed aircraft like eVTOLs have not yet been fully defined. Traditional aircraft demand a fatal accident rate of no more than one incident per billion flight hours, and eVTOLs are expected to meet similarly stringent safety requirements.




This study examines the existing airworthiness certification system for aircraft in Korea and proposes a domestic eVTOL airworthiness certification framework by benchmarking the proactive certification systems recently developed in the United States and Europe.