b'OPERATIONSSGH 31FACTS&FIGURES Project: Testing & Flights of Advanced Air Mobility AircraftLocation: Springfield-Beckley (OH) Municipal Airport Under Construction: National Advanced Air Mobility Center of ExcellenceKey Components: 30,000 sq. ft. of office space; 15,000 sq. ft. of hangar spacePurpose: Provide collaborative place for cutting-edge research, development & flight testing of advanced air mobility technology aligned with the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Research Labs, AFWERX (Agility Prime), private industry & academiaCost: $8.2 millionFunding: $6 million from Dept. of DefenseDefense Community Infrastructure Program; $2 million from JobsOhio; $200,000 from city of Springfield, OHTimeline: Design & engineering currently underway; construction scheduled for July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023Around the same time, the Air Forcedevelopment, considersProject Partners: Marker Construction; Research Labs (AFRL), based at Wright- those two militaryMSA Design; Woolpert; Ohio UAS Center; Dayton Patterson Air Force Base just 10 minutes westchanges key triggers inDevelopment Coalition; JobsOhioof the airport, was charged with expediting theleading SGH to investigateKey FAA Permissions Needed: 7460-1 development of unmanned flight technology.the potential opportunitiesNotice of Proposed Construction or Alteration, Airport As a result, it was looking for an unmannedof supporting advancedEnvironmental Review Process (NEPA)aircraft systems (UAS) testing site closer toair mobility (AAM).Entities Using the Airfield for Testing & home so it could save the time and expenseFlights: BETA; Joby; Kittyhawk; LIFT Aircraft; Air We were kind of atTOM FRANZEN Force Research Labs; OH Dept. of Transportation; of sending pilots to other areas of the countryan inflection point tryingOhio UAS Center; SelectTech GeoSpatial; local & state for flight training and test flights.to determine what kind of value we coulduniversities; multiple UAS companies & start-ups; Tom Franzen, Springfield assistantprovide to the base to try and get futuremultiple eVTOL companies & start-ups; equipment city manager and director of economicmissions, says Franzen. Thats when themanufacturers & suppliers related to UAS & eVTOL marketsAirportImprovement.comMay | June 2022'