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FAA and DOT break ground on V-PAR facility at Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center to advance vertical takeoff and landing procedur

The FAA and US Department of Transportation held a June 25 groundbreaking for the Vertical Take-Off and Landing Procedures and Analysis Range (V-PAR) at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. The new facility is set to support advanced air mobility research, including development and analysis of VTOL procedures.

Discovered 2026-07-05T23:51:19.077260-07:00 | 2026-07-05T23:51:19.077260-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The V-PAR facility is designed to accelerate the development and technical analysis of VTOL procedures, a prerequisite for scaling eVTOL/urban air mobility operations.
  • Locating the effort at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center anchors advanced air mobility research in a core US aviation test-and-analysis environment.
  • FAA/DOT investment signals sustained government backing for the performance, safety, and operational feasibility work needed to move from prototypes toward routine operations.

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