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DIFCO, Inc.(R) Commences Construction on America's First Aero- Medical Vertical Take Off and Landing and ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE OFF AND LANDING (eVTOL) Vertiport Facility

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Davenport, Iowa--(Newsfile Corp. - April 12, 2022) - DIFCO, Inc. of Davenport, IA, initiated construction on America's first electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) vertiport facility in Rock Island, Illinois.

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  • Davenport, Iowa--(Newsfile Corp. - April 12, 2022) - DIFCO, Inc. of Davenport, IA, initiated construction on America's first electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) vertiport facility in Rock Island, Illinois.
  • DIFCO, Inc. partnered with rotorcraft aviation legends Hughes Aerospace and Five Alpha L.L.C.
  • The vertiport will supply Quad City metro medical patients with safer and faster high-end access to aero-medical transport.
  • In addition to supporting traditional rotorcraft the state-of-the-art facility will support the rising, electric battery-powered eVTOL aircraft."