Research data from Phase 4 of ESRC/Innovate UK Future Flight Social Science Research Director

The University of Birmingham’s Future Flight Social Science programme analysed barriers, opportunities, and social impacts, offering key insights to support scale-up in the UK, alongside a unique historical snapshot of public and stakeholder views upstream of commercialisation of a new and potentially disruptive technology. This includes the following: 1. Regional Case Study 1 (Drones for flooding and environmental monitoring Somerset): 5 focus groups with members of the public living in, and around, Somerset, and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders conducted between January and February 2026. 2.

Regional Case Study 2 (eVTOLs Bicester Vertiport): 6 focus groups with members of the public living in, and around, Bicester and Oxfordshire conducted between February and March 2026. 3. Regional Case Studies Study 3 (Medical Drones, Wales): 2 focus groups in February 2026 with publics living in around Talbot Green and Wrexham. 4. National Focus Groups (Trade-Offs between medical, policing and commercial us drones): 6 focus groups with members of the public across the UK conducted in March 2026. 5.

Public perceptions of the Darlington Amazon delivery drone trial: regional survey data (designed by UoB, data collected by YouGov in Feb/March 2026) and focus groups report (delivered by YouGov in March 2026). The data files are as follows: 1. Regional Case Study 1 (Drones for flooding and environmental monitoring Somerset).zip – zip folder containing anonymised interview and focus group transcripts and protocols in MS Word format. 2.

Regional Case Study 2 (eVTOLs Bicester Vertiport).zip – zip folder containing anonymised focus group transcripts and protocols in MS Word format; pre-post survey responses in MS Excel format; pre- and post-survey questions in MS Word format. 3. Regional Case Studies Study 3 (Medical Drones, Wales).zip – zip folder containing anonymised focus group transcripts and protocols in MS Word format; pre-post survey responses in MS Excel format; pre- and post-survey questions in MS Word format. 4.

National Focus Groups (Trade-Offs between medical, policing and commercial use drones).zip – anonymised focus group transcripts and protocols in MS Word format; focus group materials in MS PowerPoint format. 5. Public perceptions of the Darlington Amazon drone delivery trial.zip – regional survey data in MS Excel format, focus group report in PDF format. 6. Reports and appendices – eVTOL report commissioned by the Department for Transport in PDF format.