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vfs welcome skip to main content skip to navigation benefits and resources the premier force for advancing vertical flight since 1943 why should you join the vertical flight society your member benefits join us and enjoy professional development access to the latest research and technical publications help decide the future of vertical flight vertical flight resource library are you a regular plus or corporate member visit the library to access thousands of documents from technical meetings and forums other resources vfs offers a wealth of online resources and reference materials news and publications with over 200 000 pages published over our 80 year history vfs resources include meeting proceedings vertiflite the journal of the ahs and more education and student activities whether you are a student professor or just want to explore the world of vertical flight vfs offers resources contests events and other benefits to support you advocacy and policy initiatives vfs initiatives in evtol infrastructure safety noise and workforce development create opportunities for you to help decide the future of vertical flight who is the vertical flight society learn more about the society that has been driving innovation since 1943 get involved the premier force for advancing vertical flight since 1943 how can you help shape the future of vertical flight join us membership is a great opportunity for professional development access to the latest research and free or discounted papers and publications it s the best way for you to help decide the future of vertical flight support vfs your support directly impacts the advancement of vertical flight by contributing you become an essential part of developing our future leaders vfs chapters stay in touch with your local chapter to learn about meetings and networking events technical committees joining a technical committee is an excellent way for you to stay current on the state of the art while sharing your own expertise and accomplishment directors and officers these dedicated volunteers help keep the society the trusted source that you can look to for accurate unbiased guidance in vertical flight contests and awards recognizing outstanding leaders of vertical flight in industry government and academia around the world forum and events the premier force for advancing vertical flight since 1943 join us at an event near you annual forum and technology display spanning three days and including 250 technical papers on every discipline from acoustics to unmanned systems the annual forum is the most extensive gathering of cutting edge vertical flight research and technology in the world upcoming events throughout the year vfs organizes and co sponsors regional and international conferences around the world past events find presentations program materials and other information about past vfs events vfs calendar get an overview of vfs chapter meetings contests student happenings and other events all in one place import them into your own calendar too have questions the premier force for advancing vertical flight since 1943 we are here to help my vfs are you a member visit my vfs to access your member benefits update your profile and more support center find answers to frequently asked questions about your membership how to make full use of your online benefits and more at your comprehensive support center how do i want to know how to do something on our website we ve prepared a range of short but helpful step by step videos search vfs can t find what you are looking for search across our entire website for the information you need contact us can t find what you need we are here to help you my vfs search log in log in to my vfs welcome sign in with your vfs credentials to access your member benefits update your profile create or edit your address register for upcoming events and more after logging in choose to go to my vfs stay on this page password username or email address enter your vfs member username or email address enter your vfs member password log in not a member join us today forgot your username or password reset your account credentials help tackle the toughest challenges in vertical flight our members enjoy numerous opportunities to stay on the cutting edge keep current at our annual forum frequent meetings and events and activities with your local chapter or participate in our technical committees covering every aspect of vertical flight from acoustics and aerodynamics to safety and unmanned vtol aircraft our members enjoy numerous opportunities to stay on the cutting edge keep current at our annual forum frequent meetings and events and activities with your local chapter or participate in our technical committees covering every aspect of vertical flight from acoustics and aerodynamics to safety and unmanned vtol aircraft join us today donate forum 83 may 11 13 2027 phoenix arizona usa september october 2026 vertiflite online vfs announces 43rd 2026 student design winners and releases 44th 2027 sdc rfp georgia tech and tu delft take top honors commentary the questions students are asking take a moment and imagine a world without the vertical flight society without the society vertical flight would still exist but it would not look the same and technologies would not have evolved as rapidly as they have vfs announces winner of 2026 alfred gessow best paper award gessow award 2026 to dr damien desvigne vfs sfbac board of directors elections vote by august 3 july august 2026 vertiflite online annual forum the vfs forum is the world s leading international technical event on vertical flight technology learn more about our annual forum students as a student member you can take part in student focused contests scholarships student chapters and more learn more about student membership join us at upcoming events each year vfs organizes meetings and activities around the world that advance the state of the art of vtol aircraft technology learn more about our events contests and awards hundreds of vfs members have been recognized over our 80 year history as the world s outstanding leaders in vertical flight learn more about contests and awards vfs then and now discover how the vertical flight society has been driving innovation in the field of vertical flight since 1943 learn more about our rich history get the latest news want to keep current vfs offers several ways for you to receive the latest vertical flight news and announcements read our latest news and announcements check out the vfs library videos and event presentations vfs has an extensive library of educational videos on vertical flight taken from technical meetings symposiums webinars interviews and more many are available free or discounted to vfs members meeting proceedings and technical papers the vertical flight resource library includes over 16 000 downloadable papers from nearly all forum proceedings from 1943 to today as well as papers from more than 100 technical meetings vertiflite magazine the vertical flight resource library provides access to 70 years of the award winning vertiflite magazine the official publication of the vertical flight society members can download pdf versions going all the way back to 1953 interactive online versions are available back to 2011 explore these other member resources evtol news the electric vtol news your foremost resource for evtol news and information the electric vtol news highlights the incredible promise and progress of battery electric hybrid electric and hydrogen electric powered vertical takeoff and landing evtol aircraft the site focuses primarily on non helicopter vtol aircraft large enough to carry passengers without conventional helicopter flight controls hover hover your home for online networking and collaboration visit hover your online home for networking with your fellow members vertipedia vertipedia your one stop shop for vertical flight facts and figures check out vertipedia your resource for information on milestones in the history of vertical flight and the people who made them possible facts and figures on vertical flight aircraft targeted searches of vertical flight data and more vfs image gallery the vfs image gallery your source for more than 11 000 images check out the vfs image gallery home to over 11 000 images many taken by vfs members with over 24gb of image data and growing all the time the gallery features photos from the earliest days of vertical flight up to the future of possibilities who is the vertical flight society vfs members are engineers scientists leaders from government and industry military and civil operators educators and students and enthusiasts who share an interest in advancing the progress of vertical flight join us today the vertical flight society is the world s oldest and largest technical society dedicated to enhancing the understanding of vertical flight technology vfs is a non profit charitable educational and technical organization since it was founded as the american helicopter society ahs in 1943 just as the first us helicopter was being put into service the society has been the primary forum for interchange of information on vertical flight technology according to the society bylaws the purpose of the society is to advance the theory and practices of the science of vertical flight aircraft about vfs our vision and mission society bylaws vfs policies logo guide support support center and faqs our location contact us join vfs website my vfs sitemap social media latest news join our mailing list indicates required the vertical flight society all rights reserved