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Uplink with Shaesta Waiz & Michael WildesIs there a pilot on board? Guest Kevin Antcliff, Director of Product at Xwing, discusses Autonomous Regional Air Mobility.Is there a pilot on board? Guest Kevin Antcliff, Director of Product at Xwing discusses the benefits of Autonomous Regional Air Mobility. Plus, Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen announces departure, and SpaceX's Starship launch- success or failure?The acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Billy Nolen, has announced that he will resign this summer, leaving the agency. The pressure is on for the White House to find his replacement. Plus, was SpaceX's Starship rocket launch a failure or success? Starship is the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built, and it exploded on its test flight...2024-09-121h 07
Redefining Energy - TECH26. Autonomy in the Skies: XWing's Flight into the Future (2/2)In the second half of the discussion with Kevin Antcliff from XWing, the focus shifted to the transformative power of autonomy in aviation, exploring its broad applications, the hurdles it faces, and its potential to reshape industries like cargo delivery and aerial photography. The conversation illuminated the critical function of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across diverse sectors, highlighting their operations within tightly controlled environments managed by advanced ground stations and the essential communication with air traffic controllers for seamless integration into the airspace.A central concern discussed was the emerging threat posed by regional air mobility, fuelled by advancements...2024-04-2442 minRedefining Energy - TECH25. From NASA to Next-Gen: Charting the Course of Electric Flight (1/2)In a captivating episode of "Redefining Energy Tech," host Michael Barnard welcomed Kevin Antcliff, the head of product at X Wing, to discuss the transformative trends in the aviation industry. Kevin, who has an impressive background with a 13-year tenure at NASA, shared his journey from a childhood fascination with aerospace to leading product vision at X Wing, a startup focusing on autonomous aviation.At NASA, Kevin was deeply involved in projects related to urban air mobility and autonomy mapping, experiences that fortified his belief in the future of unmanned flight. The conversation...2024-04-1044 min
CleanTech Talk — Tesla, Solar, Battery, Climate, AI, EV, & Other Tech News & AnalysisEx-NASA Regional Air Mobility Expert Kevin Antcliff Is Now At Xwing Automating Aviation (Part 2)Michael Barnard has another fascinating future-of-aviation conversation with an industry leader, this time Kevin Antcliff of Xwing. Kevin had followed his father’s footsteps into NASA after his aerospace engineering training. While there he convened a cross-industry study on regional air mobility, a huge opportunity space in the coming years that electric conventional smaller aircraft is opening up wide. Now he’s product owner with Xwing, who are bringing autonomy to the skies to make regional air mobility even cheaper and safer.2022-03-1045 min
CleanTech Talk — Tesla, Solar, Battery, Climate, AI, EV, & Other Tech News & AnalysisCheap, Safe, Regional Electric Flying is Coming and Kevin Antcliff of Xwing is Automating ItMichael Barnard has another fascinating future-of-aviation conversation with an industry leader, this time Kevin Antcliff of Xwing. Kevin had followed his father’s footsteps into NASA after his aerospace engineering training. While there he convened a cross-industry study on regional air mobility, a huge opportunity space in the coming years that electric conventional smaller aircraft is opening up wide. Now he’s product owner with Xwing, who are bringing autonomy to the skies to make regional air mobility even cheaper and safer.2022-03-1045 min
CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI, TeslaEx-NASA Regional Air Mobility Expert Kevin Antcliff Is Now At Xwing Automating Aviation (Part 2)Michael Barnard has another fascinating future-of-aviation conversation with an industry leader, this time Kevin Antcliff of Xwing. Kevin had followed his father’s footsteps into NASA after his aerospace engineering training. While there he convened a cross-industry study on regional air mobility, a huge opportunity space in the coming years that electric conventional smaller aircraft is opening up wide. Now he’s product owner with Xwing, who are bringing autonomy to the skies to make regional air mobility even cheaper and safer.2022-03-1045 minCleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI, TeslaCheap, Safe, Regional Electric Flying is Coming and Kevin Antcliff of Xwing is Automating ItMichael Barnard has another fascinating future-of-aviation conversation with an industry leader, this time Kevin Antcliff of Xwing. Kevin had followed his father’s footsteps into NASA after his aerospace engineering training. While there he convened a cross-industry study on regional air mobility, a huge opportunity space in the coming years that electric conventional smaller aircraft is opening up wide. Now he’s product owner with Xwing, who are bringing autonomy to the skies to make regional air mobility even cheaper and safer.2022-03-0945 min
Building Better with Brandon Bartneck#65 – Kevin Antcliff | Xwing – Regional Air Mobility, NASA, Autonomous & Electric AircraftKevin Antcliff is the Product Lead of Xwing, a startup whose mission is to dramatically increase human mobility using fully autonomous aerial vehicles
Key topics in this conversation include:
What Kevin learned in nearly a decade of work on electrified aircraft at NASA
The promise of regional air mobility
The history of automated flight
How Xwing is approaching autonomous aircraft development
The role of autonomous flight in enabling sustainable, efficient, and convenient regional flight for cargo and passengers
Links
Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/kevinantcliff
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinantcliff/
Xwing w...2021-08-2947 min
Bands OnlyThe Final Bands OnlyUnable to find the reach he was hoping for, Kevin decides to wrap up the bands only podcast and move things over to Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. But good news, you can still join him there. Operation shirt off on Facebook, @bandsonly31 on Instagram, and big dog media on YouTube, where he will launch his reveal video live on June 17th!2020-06-0101 minBands OnlyI was THISCLOSE to quitting.Faced with the first real temptation to quit, Kevin had to adjust his thinking as well as his expectations for the results of this 120-day adventure.2020-05-2808 minBands OnlyI Have Chesticles!!!!With only a few weeks left in the transformation challenge, I finally started seeing some fruits to my labor. For the first time, I feel like I can pull this off and impress a few people, but mainly myself.2020-05-2108 minBands OnlyDo Not Leave Me Alone with FOOD. GeezNot much to say here. Operation Shirt Off is in real trouble. Either Kevin gives himself a FULL mental reboot now, or he's screwed. 2020-05-0910 minBands OnlyI Quit!!!! But I Don't Want To...I have hit a mental block that I'm not sure I can overcome. I'm nearing 40 days to go on my transformation, and I'm really just 40 days from humiliating myself. I need some motivation, inspiration, encouragement, anything at all to get my motor revved up again. I really don't want to fail another time.2020-05-0605 minBands OnlyFitness, Food, and FailureWith less than 50 days to go, Kevin gets a possible visit from the Covid, which helped to knock him off track. After that, past mental issues and blocks make a roaring comeback, putting his ability to hit his Operation Shirt Off goal in doubt.2020-05-0119 minBands OnlyThe Goals For Operation Shirt OffI'm now 60 ish days away from one of the scariest things I'll ever have to do: take my shirt off and post the picture. But what do I really expect to look like at the end of this challenge? What's a reasonable expectation for me from a physical standpoint? Maybe most importantly, what am I doing to get there?2020-04-1212 minBands OnlyThree Tips for Starting Out With Bands. Plus: Concerns about chest growth.It's not just steel plates that can get you into amazing shape. Bands can make a difference. In episode number two, we discuss three important things you should know, and then we take a moment to discuss their true effectiveness on chest mass and growth.2020-04-0711 minBands OnlyBands Only - The IntroductionAfter struggling with his weight and obesity for the better part of his life, coming to a head at 377 pounds in 2006, Kevin decides it's time to finish his battle with the bulge. As an added challenge, no weights and no trainer, bands only.2020-04-0700 minBands OnlyBands Only (Trailer)2020-04-0500 min