Episode 51 -- Andrew Moore from AMSL Aero

@AuManufacturing Conversations

In this episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations With Brent Balinski, we hear from Andrew Moore, co-founder and CEO of AMSL Aero. Moore tells us about progress so far after starting the eVTOL company in 2017, how its meeting the challenges of locating talent and suppliers in Australia, the exciting prospects that e-aviation offers, and more.
Episode guide
0:26 – Career and the AMSL story. “I think I always wanted to design and build airplanes. So I did. Eventually.”

1:46 – The potential to radically change transport and the provision of medical services.

2:40 – Some of the Australian companies AMSL is working with, including Quickstep, CST Composites, SIL3 and others.

4:47 – Sourcing and retaining the necessary engineers for what they’re doing. Getting the right mix of energy and experience.

6:25 – The path ahead to get to manufacturing. Working with component suppliers considering scaling from low to higher rates of production. “We can’t afford to over-invest in automating the manufacturing before we get the first aircraft out. So it really needs to be a staged approach, and an iterative approach.”

8:24 – A thing they have focussed on since day one.

10:46 – The opportunities of electrified aviation for consumers and manufacturers.

12:10 – Australia's big issue relates to big OEMs.
Relevant links
AMSL's website
https://www.vertiia.com
AUSTRALIA AND THE FUTURE OF MOVING, MAKING AND COMPUTING

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$18 MILLION AWARDED UNDER FIRST ROUND OF NEW AVIATION GRANT PROGRAM
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