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Joby delivers eVTOL air taxi to U.S. Air Force

Joby has delivered its eVTOL aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, giving the air taxi developer a major boost as it seeks commercial certification from the U.S. FAA.

By Aaron Karp | news | September 25, 2023

eVTOL stakeholders discuss 2027 target launch of AAM in Australia

By Emma Kelly | September 22, 2023

Supernal

Supernal opens research and development facility in Fremont

By Press Release | September 21, 2023

EHang

EHang strategically invests in solid-state lithium metal battery tech company Inx

By Press Release | September 20, 2023

Joby selects Dayton, Ohio, birthplace of aviation, for first scaled manufacturing facility

By Press Release | September 18, 2023

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Horizon Aircraft announces shift to 7-seat hybrid electric eVTOL aircraft concept

The company’s new enlarged prototype design is now called Cavorite X7, replacing the Cavorite X5.

By Press Release | September 26, 2023

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Lilium starts assembly of the Lilium Jet’s electric propulsion system

This announcement marks another milestone on the targeted path towards industrialization and commercial entry into service of the Lilium Jet.

By Press Release | September 26, 2023

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SK Telecom and Joby Aviation sign collaboration agreement for K-UAM Grand Challenge

The collaboration agreement signing ceremony took place at SKT’s Seoul headquarters on Sept. 20, 2023.

By Press Release | September 25, 2023

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VI&E Solutions undertakes joint venture with Ace VTOL

The joint venture includes plans to establish the advanced air mobility infrastructure ecosystem in the Oceania region.

By Press Release | September 25, 2023

AAM in Canada: Not the first, but a fast follower

Vertical recently caught up with JR Hammond, executive director of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium, to learn about the state of the AAM sector in Canada.

NASA’s Steve Yoon on the latest research to help shape the eVTOL industry

We spoke to NASA’s Steve Yoon to get a better understanding of NASA’s contribution to the emerging eVTOL industry.

Beta Technologies: Building a Beta Future

There’s a lot of engineering that goes on behind the doors of Vermont-based Beta Technologies. But the eVTOL developer is now starting a new chapter, as it gets ready to move from R&D to manufacturing.

Kolin Schunck of Lufthansa outlines air taxi strategy

As anticipation builds for the main stage sessions at AIRTAXI World Congress in San Francisco from Oct. 2 to 5, the AIRTAXI team is excited to provide a preview of Kolin Schunck’s upcoming talk on route network planning on Oct. 4.

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@jobyaviation has delivered its eVTOL aircraft to

@jobyaviation has delivered its eVTOL aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, giving the air taxi developer a major boost as it seeks commercial certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The eVTOL delivered to Edwards Air Force Base in California is the first of nine Joby eVTOLs slated to be delivered to the Air Force as part of a $131 million contract under the service’s Agility Prime program, which aims to partner with industry on “transformative vertical lift” technology.

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No runways, zero emissions, ultralight, and noisel

No runways, zero emissions, ultralight, and noiseless.

SkyDrive is gearing up for the launch of their revolutionary lightweight three-seater eVTOL aircraft, set to make its debut in 2025.

This innovative aircraft will be operated by a driver-pilot and will rely on a state-of-the-art computer-controlled flight system to ensure impeccable flight stability.

SkyDrive’s vision is to develop eVTOL technology with the goal of seamlessly integrating them into our daily lives, mirroring the way automobiles are used for everyday ground transportation.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #evtolmag #skydrive #verticalflight #drone #urbanairmobility #vertiport #FutureOfFlight

It’s been a busy summer for @jobyaviation, first

It’s been a busy summer for @jobyaviation, first receiving a special airworthiness certificate to fly its first production prototype. Now their first scaled aircraft production facility in Dayton, Ohio, has been announced.

Construction of the scaled Ohio facility is expected to start in 2024, capable of delivering up to 500 aircraft per year, supporting up to 2,000 jobs.

Read the full story at evtol.com

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@verticalaerospace concluded its remote thrustborn

@verticalaerospace concluded its remote thrustborne flight test campaign in July 2023, as the first full-scale VX4 prototype reached its target speed of 40 knots.

The aim of these thrustborne flight tests was to verify acceptable stability, battery efficiency and control characteristics, aerodynamics, structural loads, performance and vibration throughout this speed range — all of which were achieved.

Find out more at evtol.com

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Watch as @jetsonaero Founder & CTO Tomasz Patan ta

Watch as @jetsonaero Founder & CTO Tomasz Patan takes the reins of the ONE. 🚀✨

Constructed of a rigid aluminum spaceframe with eight electric motors, the Jetson ONE has an endurance of around 20 minutes, and a software-limited top speed of 102 kilometers per hour (63 miles per hour). It runs on a high discharge lithium-ion battery and can carry a pilot’s weight of 210 pounds (95 kilograms).

Find out more at evtol.com

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Have you been keeping up with the latest developme

Have you been keeping up with the latest developments in the eVTOL industry?

Visit eVTOL.com to stay updated on the most recent news related to all things eVTOL.

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There’s a lot of engineering that goes on behind

There’s a lot of engineering that goes on behind the doors of Vermont-based Beta Technologies. But the eVTOL developer is now starting a new chapter, as it gets ready to move from R&D to manufacturing.

The company has designed and is well on its way to certifying and commercializing an eVTOL aircraft called the Alia-250, as well as an eCTOL version the company has named the CX300.

Find out more at eVTOL.com

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Transitioning to eVTOLs: An inside look at the pla

Transitioning to eVTOLs: An inside look at the plans of helicopter operators

We spoke to helicopter operators Bristow Group and @flyblade to learn about their plans to add eVTOL aircraft to complement their existing fleet of helicopters.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtol #evtolaircraft #urbanairmobility #FutureOfFlight #fleet

eVTOL developer @ehang.official has successfully c

eVTOL developer @ehang.official has successfully completed its first flight for Medical transportation.

This groundbreaking flight occurred in Belgium and involved the use of EHang’s EH216-S eVTOL aircraft.

#evtol #VTOL #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #ehang #medical #flight #drone #FutureOfFlight

@flyarcher lands the largest total contract value

@flyarcher lands the largest total contract value with the U.S. Air Force of any OEM in the eVTOL industry; with a total value of up to $142M.

This new execution phase of the partnership includes the delivery of up to six of Archer’s Midnight aircraft to the Air Force.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #drone #verticalflight #archer #aviation #evtolaircraft

@AutoFlight records the world's first formation fl

@AutoFlight records the world's first formation flight with three autonomous eVTOL aircraft

The three full-scale electrical aircraft flew at different heights and for different durations. The earliest iteration of 'Prosperity I' flew at an altitude of 80m and covered 28km in 12 minutes, the next flew at an altitude of 100m covering 91km in 35 minutes and the latest model covered 120km in in 42 minutes achieving an altitude of 120m.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtol #aircraft #autoflight #autonomous #prosperity

@wisk.aero made history with the first-ever public

@wisk.aero made history with the first-ever public demonstration of a fully autonomous #eVTOL fixed-wing #airtaxi.

The milestone flight, which took place at EAA AirVenture, also marked the company’s first public demonstration of its 5th Generation autonomous, eVTOL technology demonstrator (Cora).

Read more at eVTOL.com

#wiskaero #cora #fixedwing #autonomous

Vertical Aerospace achieves successful electric fl

Vertical Aerospace achieves successful electric flight with full-scale aircraft

The flight took place at the historic Cotswold Airport in Kemble, United Kingdom.

Read more at evtol.com

#eVTOL #aircraft #eVTOLaircraft #verticalflight #UAM #AAM

A glimpse inside the @liliumaviation Jet Pioneer E

Aerial cargo delivery: The first use cases of eVTO

Aerial cargo delivery: The first use cases of eVTOL aircraft

Since various cargo applications will likely bring in revenue before passenger transport is permitted, many eVTOL firms are actively pursuing cargo use cases.

Read the full story at eVTOL.com

#evtol #evtolaircraft #cargo #vertiport #urbanairmobility #FutureOfFlight

@jobyaviation has received a special airworthiness

@jobyaviation has received a special airworthiness certificate for the first eVTOL aircraft built at its pilot production line in Marina, California, allowing flight testing to begin. The aircraft is expected to become the first eVTOL to be delivered to a customer when it moves to the Edwards Air Force Base in 2024.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtol #electricflight #evtolaircraft #aviate

@arcaerosystems unveils the Linx P03 eVTOL aircraf

@arcaerosystems unveils the Linx P03 eVTOL aircraft at the Paris Air Show

Arc Aerosystems said it has acquired the IP rights and type certification of the Pegasus, a fully FAA-certified VTOL gyroplane, and used that platform to develop the Linx P03 eVTOL aircraft.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtolaircraft #evtol #FutureOfFlight #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #drone #verticalflight

Have you been keeping up with the latest news from

Have you been keeping up with the latest news from the Paris Air Show 2023?

This year's Paris Air Show has showcased cutting-edge eVTOL technology, new and captivating eVTOL aircraft, innovative advancements and more!

Head to eVTOL.com for updates on the latest developments and exciting news from the Paris Air Show 2023.

#evtol #evtolaircraft #aircraft #verticalflight #parisairshow #innovation #UAM #AAM

Volocopter and NEOM have successfully completed a

Volocopter and NEOM have successfully completed a series of air taxi test flights in Saudi Arabia

The flight test campaign lasted over a week and built on 18 months of collaboration between NEOM, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and Volocopter, with the aim of implementing and scaling an electric UAM ecosystem and testbed in NEOM.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtol #evtolaircraft #aircraft #drone #aviate

@stellantisna and @flyarcher have moved their part

@stellantisna and @flyarcher have moved their partnership from concept to execution phase.

Stellantis and Archer said they are now moving “full speed ahead” to ensure they meet their goal of bringing scalable manufacturing of Archer’s aircraft online in mid-2024. Construction is now underway on the company’s high-volume eVTOL aircraft manufacturing facility located in Covington, Georgia.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#aircraft #eVTOL #archer #stellantis

@dufour_aerospace has unveiled the final Aero2 des

@dufour_aerospace has unveiled the final Aero2 design and specs

Swiss eVTOL company Dufour Aerospace has unveiled the design specs for Aero2, an uncrewed hybrid-electric aircraft that’s able to transport 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of payload over a range of 400 kilometers (215 nautical miles).

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtol #evtolaircraft #aircraft #verticalflight #FutureOfFlight #urbanairmobility

An inside look at the FAA reauthorization bill and

An inside look at the FAA reauthorization bill and ‘Innovate 28’

Among the many priorities in the FAA reauthorization bill is a focus on accommodating new entrants, such as eVTOL aircraft, into the national airspace.

Read the full story at eVTOL.com

#evtol #evtolaircraft #verticalflight #drone #urbanairmobility #FutureOfFlight

The Future of Delivery is here! Norwegian drone

The Future of Delivery is here!

Norwegian drone logistics company Aviant launches Kyte, receives €1M in public funding

Aviant has landed an additional €1 million of public funding from Innovation Norway to autonomously deliver vital prescription medicines directly from pharmacies to people in remote and suburban areas. Additionally, customers will be able to request delivery through the Kyte app, where they can choose grocery items, ready-made meals, and light medicines.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtol #drone #aircraft #FutureOfFlight #urbanairmobility

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has acquired the for

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has acquired the former Sikorsky Heliplex facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, with plans to turn it into an advanced R&D center for next-generation vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #FutureOfFlight #avgeek #aviation #aircraft

When Formula One racing meets eVTOL flight Vertic

When Formula One racing meets eVTOL flight

Vertical talked to Mike Gascoyne to learn about how adopting efficient automotive design and production principals from the Formula One racing industry can help shape the eVTOL sector.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #F1 #Formula1 #urbanairmobility

Public perception of the entire eVTOL industry wil

Public perception of the entire eVTOL industry will be shaped by the introduction of ultralight eVTOLs, expected by year’s end.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #aircraft #evtolaircraft #verticalflight

Join us on an exciting journey as we catch a glimp

Join us on an exciting journey as we catch a glimpse of @volocopter_official’s flight test campaign, paving the way for a revolutionary mode of transportation.

With VoloCity set to make its debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the future of urban air mobility is closer than ever before.

#eVTOL #urbanairmobility #volocopter

Archer Aviation said it has completed the final as

Archer Aviation said it has completed the final assembly of its first Midnight eVTOL aircraft. The company plans to take the aircraft through a series of ground tests, leading up to its first flight this summer.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#evtolaircraft #evtol #aircraft

@jobyaviation to accelerate early eVTOL production

@jobyaviation to accelerate early eVTOL production after new $180M investment

In an interview with Vertical, the Silicon Valley startup reaffirms plans to begin commercial operations in 2025, discusses the “robustness” of its balance sheet, and stifles chatter about the perception it is veering away from its vertical integration strategy.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #aircraft #evtolaircraft #verticalflight

Wisk Aero and Japan Airlines partner to bring auto

Wisk Aero and Japan Airlines partner to bring autonomous flight to Japan

California-based Wisk Aero is expanding its reach in the Asia-Pacific region by partnering with Japan Airlines to bring its self-flying all-electric air taxi to Japan.

Read more at evtol.com

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Joby has just announced the third extension of its

Joby has just announced the third extension of its Agility Prime contract with the U.S. Air Force, bringing the total value of its contract with the DOD to $131 million.

As part of the agreement, Joby will deliver and operate up to nine of its eVTOLs, with the first two expected to be delivered to Edwards Air Force Base by early 2024.

Read more at evtol.com

#EVTOL #UrbanAirMobility #FutureOfFlight

During the AERO Friedrichshafen tradeshow in Germa

During the AERO Friedrichshafen tradeshow in Germany from April 19 to 22, Prague-based Zuri introduced its piloted, four-passenger hybrid eVTOL aircraft to visitors. Through its simulator and VR headsets, potential pilots and passengers were able to virtually step inside the aircraft and experience the future of eVTOL technology.

Find out more at eVTOL.com

#evtol #evtolaircraft #evtolmagazine #avgeek #zuri

@mgiengineering has officially launched its cargo

@mgiengineering has officially launched its cargo eVTOL UAV technology demonstrator program, which combines the expertise and experience from Formula 1 development.

Read more at evtol.com

#EVTOL #UrbanAirMobility #FutureOfFlight #ElectricAviation #eVTOLrevolution #AirTaxi #Vertiports #VTOL #ElectricTransportation #SustainableAviation #AdvancedAirMobility #AutonomousAirTaxi #UAM #airmobility

#ICYMI: @autoflight_aviation has claimed the recor

#ICYMI: @autoflight_aviation has claimed the record for the longest distance eVTOL flight.

The eVTOL aircraft flew a distance of 250 kilometers (155 miles) on a single charge. The flight took place on Feb. 23 at AutoFlight’s eVTOL testing facility.

Read the full story at evtol.com

#EVTOL #UrbanAirMobility #FutureOfFlight #ElectricAviation #eVTOLrevolution #AirTaxi #Vertiports #VTOL #ElectricTransportation #SustainableAviation #AdvancedAirMobility #AutonomousAirTaxi #UAM #AirMobility

#ICYMI: Lilium's technology demonstrator, Phoenix

#ICYMI: Lilium's technology demonstrator, Phoenix 2, has achieved a significant milestone by reaching its top speed of 136 Kts, surpassing the impressive velocity of the renowned Harris's hawk.

Read more at eVTOL.com

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@horizonaircraft has spent the last several months

@horizonaircraft has spent the last several months carrying out hover tests with its half-scale demonstrator, which measures seven meters (22 feet) in wingspan and weighs close to 225 kg (500 lb).

The company recently took the aircraft to the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel in Oshawa, Ontario, for wind tunnel testing of its ability to transition to forward flight.

#evtol #evtolaircraft #evtolmagazine #electricflight #flight

Overair’s Valerie Manning—a Black woman who ha

Overair’s Valerie Manning—a Black woman who has worked in the aerospace industry for more than three decades—talks about the need for companies to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion as a way to address workforce shortage.

Read the full story at evtol.com

#EVTOL #UrbanAirMobility #FutureOfFlight #ElectricAviation #eVTOLrevolution #AirTaxi #Vertiports #VTOL #ElectricTransportation #SustainableAviation #AdvancedAirMobility #AutonomousAirTaxi #UAM #AirMobility

United Airlines and Archer announce first commerci

United Airlines and Archer announce first commercial electric air taxi route in Chicago

Archer Aviation and United Airlines plans to launch their first air taxi route in Chicago, between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #futureofflight

Stuttgart-based H2Fly and Stuttgart Airport in Ger

Stuttgart-based H2Fly and Stuttgart Airport in Germany recently announced the launch of a joint project to construct a Hydrogen Aviation Center, scheduled to open in late 2024.

The center will be managed by H2Fly and will provide a central facility where businesses and scientific institutes can develop state-of-the-art concepts in zero-emission hydrogen-electric aviation, and test them on the ground and inflight in a real-world environment.

LIFT Aircraft made history this week, completing t

LIFT Aircraft made history this week, completing the first-ever piloted eVTOL demonstration flights in Japan with their aircraft, HEXA. The flights were made possible through their collaboration with Marubeni Corporation, as part of their joint effort to promote and progress the eVTOL market in Japan.

Read the more at evtol.com

#EVTOL #UrbanAirMobility #FutureOfFlight

Beta Technologies expands electric aircraft fleet

Beta Technologies expands electric aircraft fleet with new #eCTOL

Beta Technologies has announced plans to add a second electric aircraft to its fleet — a fixed-wing CX300 eCTOL that the company plans to design and test in parallel with its Alia-250 #eVTOL #aircraft.

Read more at eVTOL.com

Behold Lilium’s tech demonstrator Phoenix 2, whi

Behold Lilium’s tech demonstrator Phoenix 2, which soared through the skies last week and achieved its maximum speed of 136 Kts.

This is an important milestone for Lilium as it shows the stability and control of the aircraft at high speeds and brings them one step closer to the certification of their aircraft.

Stay tuned for the full flight video coming soon!

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Drawn to the @liliumaviation Jet’s “sleek desi

Drawn to the @liliumaviation Jet’s “sleek design,” U.K.-based eVolare plans to add the aircraft to its fleet for service in the region's premium #aviation market, providing Lilium with a 50% pre-delivery deposit on the yet-to-certified #aircraft.

Read the full story at evtol.com

Airbus Urban Air Mobility is planning a year of “build, build, build” as it prepares its CityAirbus NextGen demonstrator for a first flight in 2024, while creating an ecosystem testbed for the aircraft in Germany.

Read the full story at evtol.com

#EVTOL #UrbanAirMobility #FutureOfFlight #ElectricAviation #eVTOLrevolution #AirTaxi #Vertiports #VTOL #ElectricTransportation #SustainableAviation #AdvancedAirMobility #AutonomousAirTaxi #UAM #AirMobility #flyingcars

@autoflight_aviation said it has achieved what it

@autoflight_aviation said it has achieved what it believes is the world’s longest fully electric vertical flight on Feb. 23.

The eVTOL aircraft flew a distance of 250 kilometers (155 miles) on a single charge.

Read the full story at evtol.com

#EVTOL #UrbanAirMobility #FutureOfFlight #ElectricAviation #eVTOLrevolution #AirTaxi #Vertiports #VTOL #ElectricTransportation #SustainableAviation #AdvancedAirMobility #AutonomousAirTaxi #UAM #AirMobility

China accepts first type certification application

China accepts first type certification application for piloted #eVTOL

After having its type certification application accepted by Chinese aviation authorities, China-based #Aerofugia is working to certify its #AE200 piloted #eVTOL aircraft in the next three to five years, the company said.

Read more at eVTOL.com

Since completing its first crewed flight test in J

Since completing its first crewed flight test in Japan in 2019, SkyDrive has plans to launch air taxi services during the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #evtolaircraft #skydrive #avgeek #flight #electricflight #evtolmag #evtolmagazine

Alauda Aeronautics has unveiled the Airspeeder Mk4

Alauda Aeronautics has unveiled the Airspeeder Mk4 — the first crewed version of its flying racing car, powered by a Thunderstrike hydrogen turbogenerator.

Flight testing is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023, with first crewed races planned for 2024.

Read more at evtol.com

#evtol #evtolmagazine #aviation #electric #aircraft #electricaircraft

@ehang.official ’s EH216 eVTOL completes Japan’s first passenger-carrying demo flight

The EH216 eVTOL aircraft flew along the coastline of Tanoura Beach in Oita city, Japan, with two passengers onboard, marking the first passenger-carrying autonomous flight demo in the country.

Read more at evtol.com

@verticalaerospace and @rollsroycegroup are benefi

@verticalaerospace and @rollsroycegroup are benefiting from a new £113-million investment, aimed at supporting battery and #hydrogen technology development for electric #aircraft

Vertical will be leading a £30.8-million (US$37-million) project to develop a #prototype propulsion battery system that can be used for aerospace applications, including its own eVTOL aircraft. Meanwhile, the remaining £82.8 million (US$99.4 million) will be used toward projects led by Rolls-Royce to develop a zero-emission liquid hydrogen combusting jet engine.

Read the full story at evtol.com

@arcaerosystems said it has completed a full trans

@arcaerosystems said it has completed a full transition test of its C600 eVTOL demonstrator prototype aircraft.

The aircraft took off like a helicopter and flew to wing-borne flight before transitioning to VTOL mode and landing.

#ICYMI, check out our interview with CEO Seyed Mohseni on the company’s eVTOL concepts and path to certify a regional aircraft at evtol.com

#aviation #avgeek #aviate #avlife #evtol #evtolaircraft

Checkout @opener ’s #Blackfly eVTOL aircraft.

Checkout @opener ’s #Blackfly eVTOL aircraft.

The aircraft comes outfitted with an auto-land feature, return-to-home feature and a Ballistic Parachute System (BPS). Fitted with triple-modular redundant flight systems, control surfaces, and sensors, Blackfly is taking to the skies in a big way in 2023.

#opener #eVTOL #eVTOLaircraft #electricaviation #aviate

With an aim to deliver passenger-carrying services

With an aim to deliver passenger-carrying services by the middle of the decade, Archer Aviation is progressing through its flight test program using its demonstrator aircraft.

The company plans to certify its Midnight eVTOL aircraft in 2024, and recently partnered with Stellantis to manufacture the vehicle.

For more news on Archer Aviation, visit verticalmag.com/eVTOL.

Last year @volocopter_official completed a series

Last year @volocopter_official completed a series of week-long deconfliction flight tests in France.

This was the third in a set of six large-scale demonstration activities as part of the CORUS-XUAM project, designed to simulate a variety of real-world scenarios to show how unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) and air traffic management (ATM) can work together and with multiple aircraft types.

Read the full story at evtol.com

Video courtesy of @volocopter_official

@elroyair secures more than $2B in total #aircraft

@elroyair secures more than $2B in total #aircraft demand and moves to new #flight test facility

LCI has signed an agreement with Elroy Air for up to 40 Chaparral VTOL aircraft, unlocking aircraft financing for humanitarian delivery services.

Read more at evtol.com!

#evtol #evtolmag #evtolnews #evtolinsights #evtolaircraft #evtoldesign #electricflight #electricaircraft

In case you missed it, @volocopter_official got in

In case you missed it, @volocopter_official got into the holiday spirit last week.

The Volodrone team conducted some sling load testing in snowy Germany.

Video courtesy of Volocopter.

Be sure to get the latest eVTOL news at evtol.com

#volocopter #evtol #evtolaircraft #slingload #evtolmag

Beta Technologies’ latest flight notched several

Beta Technologies’ latest flight notched several gains since its inaugural summer flight, including the completion of three flights daily, flying into and out of busier airspace, conducting the flights with fewer crew members, and operating in colder weather conditions.

Find out more at http://evtol.com

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#evtol #avdaily

Lexie Janson Will be the First Pilot in the World

Lexie Janson Will be the First Pilot in the World to Fly Two eVTOL aircrafts.

Lexie recently joined the Jetson team at the newly renovated R&D facility in Arezzo, Tuscany. Here the former flying car racing pilot will play a significant role in the Jetson ONE testing programme.

#evtol #electricaircraft #eVTOLaircraft #aviation

@airevtol announced that its inaugural vehicle, AI

@airevtol announced that its inaugural vehicle, AIR ONE, has successfully completed its first full forward flight, perfectly transitioning from hover to cruise.
While much of the emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) market focuses on commercial applications such as air taxis, AIR is spearheading a new category in the industry: personal air mobility.

Read the full story at evtol.com

@beta.aircraft recently flew its all-electric Alia

@beta.aircraft recently flew its all-electric Alia aircraft 876 miles (1,410 kilometers) from Plattsburgh, New York, to UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky, charging on its own infrastructure along the way.

This is the company’s second multi-mission flight of its Alia eVTOL aircraft flown in CTOL mode, following its first cross-country flight in the summer.

Read the full story at evtol.com

With 2022 nearly behind us, we are taking a look a

With 2022 nearly behind us, we are taking a look at our top stories of the year by pageviews.

@bellwether_industries made a big splash in 2022 with the release of its first flight test footage of its half-scale Volar eVTOL prototype. Stay tuned for our top 10 stories article coming out on verticalmag.com later this week.

ARC Aerosystems, formerly Samad Aerospace, has ach

ARC Aerosystems, formerly Samad Aerospace, has achieved steady progress with its eVTOL concepts, including completing its proof of concept for the C150 cargo drone design. We reached out to Seyed Mohseni, CEO at @arcaerosystems, to get an overview of the company’s developments and plans to certify an intercity regional aircraft.

Watch @dufour_aerospace conduct test flights with

Watch @dufour_aerospace conduct test flights with its Aero2 eVTOL aircraft over the Dübendorf airfield in Switzerland. As a cargo drone with a targeted payload of 40 kilograms (88 pounds) in its standard configuration and a range of 400 kilometers (249 miles), the Aero2 has already attracted the attention of potential customers in the air medical and search and rescue sectors.

#evtol #verticalmag #avgeek

Volocopter shared their plans for VoloRegion this

Volocopter shared their plans for VoloRegion this week– the newest addition to Volocopter’s three-member family of aircraft that is set to enhance city-suburb connections and beyond around the world following the launch of commercial UAM services.

In this video, @volocopter_official offers an initial look at its third innovative #eVTOL aircraft, which will serve to expand Volocopter’s urban air mobility ecosystem beyond city limits, slashing travel times between city centers and their suburbs.

Be sure to follow eVTOL magazine for all the latest news

Archer just released more videos of their first pr

Archer just released more videos of their first production eVTOL, Midnight.

Midnight is expected to have a payload of more than 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms). 100 mile range and optimized for back-to-back trips of about 20 miles (32 kilometers), with a charging time of about 10 minutes in between, and speeds of up to 150 miles per hour (241 km/h).

Find out more at evtol.com

@flyarcher #evtol #avgeek

Archer announced that Maker successfully completed

Archer announced that Maker successfully completed its first transition to full wing-borne flight on November 29, 2022.

Maker has 12 propellers attached to six booms on a fixed wing. All 12 propellers provide vertical lift during take-off and landing. The forward 6 propellers tilt forward to cruise position to provide propulsion during forward flight, with the wing providing aerodynamic lift like a conventional airplane.

Read the full story at evtol.com

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@volocopter_official has completed a two-week test

@volocopter_official has completed a two-week test flight campaign for its multirotor heavy-lift cargo carrier, the VoloDrone. The CORUS-XUAM test focuses on harmonizing the digital air traffic management (ATM) and unmanned traffic management (UTM) interfaces to introduce new aircraft to the existing airspace.

Read more about the deconfliction test flights at verticalmag.com.

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#ICYMI — The story behind the @jetsonaero ONE

“Since I can remember, I was always fascinated by the idea of flight. As a kid, I often stared at the sky for a long time, thinking about the idea of how to get off the ground and just fly freely,” said Tomasz Patan, co-founder and chief technology officer of Jetson.

The company is focused on “showing people how profoundly fun and exciting it is to fly.” Jetson has sold out its entire 2022 production — the first exclusive buyers are expected to receive their Jetson ONE this fall.

Read more at evtol.com

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SkyDrive Inc. has announced a preorder from Pacifi

SkyDrive Inc. has announced a preorder from Pacific Group Co Ltd for 10 of SkyDrive’s SD-05 flying vehicles and a conditional pre-order option up to 90.

Read more at evtol.com

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In case you missed it, @Wisk.Aero unveiled its six

In case you missed it, @Wisk.Aero unveiled its sixth-generation #eVTOL mock-up on Oct. 3 — the model it intends to get type certified with the FAA as an autonomous air taxi.

Wisk’s sixth-generation vehicle is targeting a cruising speed of 120 knots (222 kilometers per hour or 138 miles per hour), and a range of 90 miles (144 kilometers) with reserves.

Read the full story at evtol.com

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@flyarcher and @united have announced their first

@flyarcher and @united have announced their first airport to city center route between United’s hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and New York City.

Archer’s proposed Manhattan to EWR route marks the first specific route that has been announced in the #eVTOL industry.

Archer’s early launch routes will provide airport to city center transportation service, which it refers to as “trunk” routes. Once these primary trunk routes have been established, Archer will begin building out “branch” routes to connect to surrounding communities.

Read more at evtol.com.

Archer unveiled Midnight, its first production eVT

Archer unveiled Midnight, its first production eVTOL yesterday.

The new aircraft is not scheduled to begin test flights until the first half of next year, but it closely resembles Archer’s two-seat Maker prototype which continues to make daily test flights.

Midnight is a much larger aircraft, with an expected payload of more than 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms). The Silicon Valley aviation startup aims to have Midnight certified with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in late 2024.

Visit evtol.com to read the full story.

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@flyarcher has unveiled its production aircraft, M

@flyarcher has unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight

#Midnight is the evolution of Archer’s demonstrator #eVTOL aircraft. It is designed to be safe, #sustainable, quiet and carry four passengers plus a #pilot.

Archer is working to certify Midnight with the FAA in late 2024 and will then use it as part of its urban air mobility #UAM network, which Archer plans to launch in 2025.

Full story coming soon!

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During the recent inauguration of Skyports’ vert

During the recent inauguration of Skyports’ vertiport terminal at Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin on Nov. 10, eVTOL developer Volocopter took part in the event with a crewed flight of its 2X prototype piloted by Paul Stone. The group is making steady progress toward its planned eVTOL flight demonstrations at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. Read more at verticalmag.com.

@xpeng_aeroht X2 eVTOL aircraft has taken off in D

@xpeng_aeroht X2 eVTOL aircraft has taken off in Dubai. The X2 is a two-seat #eVTOL #aircraft designed for short-distance low-altitude city flights for sightseeing and medical transportation.

London-based @bellwether_industries has unveiled t

London-based @bellwether_industries has unveiled the design for its third-generation #eVTOL #aircraft, which the company expects to debut in 2023. The Oryx is initially sized to carry one pilot and two passengers, but the company says future models could carry up to four passengers. Designed with a hidden propulsion system, the aircraft is expected to be slightly bigger than the an SUV, the company says.

@ehang.official EH216 has completed flight demos i

@ehang.official EH216 has completed flight demos in #Spain under the EU's AMU-LED project, one of Europe's largest UAM demonstration projects.

The demo flights were operated under various simulated scenarios, which include the presence of other unmanned aerial systems in the surrounding airspace, and the implementation of conflict management procedures during flight and approach to the landing vertiport.

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@volocopter_official has completed its first fligh

@volocopter_official has completed its first flight in Italy on Oct. 6, taking off from the country’s first fully functional vertiport. The milestone flight was in conjunction with a vertiport demonstration hosted by UrbanV, and comes one year after Volocopter showcased its eVTOL prototype for the first time in the country.

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@liliumaviation recently announced that it has ach

@liliumaviation recently announced that it has achieved full transition from hover to wing-borne flight on both the wings and canards using its fifth-generation Phoenix 2 #evtol technology demonstrator. Watch the flight test here: verticalmag.com

China-based @autoflight_aviation has expanded into

China-based @autoflight_aviation has expanded into the U.S. with a location in California. The #evtol company plans to achieve its first transition flight with its Prosperity I #aircraft on U.S. soil in the coming months.

After keeping details of its 6th-generation #eVTOL

After keeping details of its 6th-generation #eVTOL aircraft under wraps for most of the year, California startup @wisk.aero has officially unveiled the #aircraft that it intends to get type certified as an autonomous air taxi. With a range of 90 miles (144 kilometers) and cruising speed of 120 knots (225 kilometers per hour or 138 miles per hour), the aircraft is designed to carry four passengers.

SkyDrive Inc. has unveiled the design of its comme

SkyDrive Inc. has unveiled the design of its commercial model flying car, the SkyDrive SD-05, with which it aims to begin air taxi service at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

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Watch @skyflytech ‘s two-seat Axe #eVTOL aircraf

Watch @skyflytech ‘s two-seat Axe #eVTOL aircraft. The U.K. company is aiming to certify Axe in the U.K. as a home-built light personal #aircraft , and targeting production in 2024.

Find out more at evtol.com!

There’s a new ultralight personal #eVTOL aircraf

There’s a new ultralight personal #eVTOL aircraft in development, aimed to be ready for first deliveries in 2023.

@ryseaerotech said it has completed multiple piloted #flighttests with its Recon eVTOL #aircraft since late June.

Read more at evtol.com !

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With a maximum take-off weight of 760 kilograms (1

With a maximum take-off weight of 760 kilograms (1,675 pounds) and total endurance of 35 minutes, the developers of the XPeng X2 claim its two-seat #eVTOL #aircraft can reach a maximum speed of 130 kilometers per hour (80 mile per hour), capable of carrying out short-distance low-altitude flights.

Video from @xpeng_aeroht

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During a Q2 earnings call, @flyarcher told shareho

During a Q2 earnings call, @flyarcher told shareholders that it has received a $10-million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for its #eVTOL aircraft.

The startup calls this a “watershed moment for the eVTOL industry” where nearly all provisional sales of eVTOL #aircraft lack cash deposits or a formal payment schedule.

Read the full story at evtol.com

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Volkswagen Group China is the latest automaker to

Volkswagen Group China is the latest automaker to join the eVTOL race with its V.MO prototype.

The concept is based on existing autonomous driving solutions and battery technology for emission-free mobility.

Volkswagen plans to conduct several flight tests later this year to optimize the concept.

Read more about this new eVTOL design at eVTOL.com

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Interested in seeing what the cabin of @Supernal’s eVTOL aircraft looks like?

The eVTOL developer unveiled its design at the Farnborough International Airshow this week.

Read more about the design and Hyundai Motor Group’s partnership with Rolls-Royce at eVTOL.com.

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Often compared to the @liliumaviation Jet #eVTOL #

Often compared to the @liliumaviation Jet #eVTOL #aircraft, China-based Pantuo Aviation is developing the Pantala Concept H eVTOL aircraft, featuring tilting wings and 22 ducted fans.

eVTOLmag got an exclusive look at this luxury aircraft that’s targeting private charter services and private buyers, among other markets.

Read more about this aircraft design at eVTOL.com.

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San Francisco-based @elroyair has now secured agre

San Francisco-based @elroyair has now secured agreements to supply 900 of its Chaparral #hybrid #eVTOL #aircraft to commercial, defense and humanitarian customers. Its biggest partners include Bristow, FedEx, AYR Logistics and Mesa Airlines.

Read more about Elroy and the Chaparral at eVTOL.com

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#eVTOL pilots could potentially fly their own Air

#eVTOL pilots could potentially fly their own Air One personal eVTOL as early as 2024.

After completing its first #hover flight test in June, Israel-based eVTOL developer #Air said it is on track to obtain type #certification with U.S. regulators in two years.

Read more about the eVTOL company at eVTOL.com

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Chinese-based AutoFlight’s full-scale proof-of-c

Chinese-based AutoFlight’s full-scale proof-of-concept flight test.

AutoFlight said its latest design includes optimized lifting propellers that allow for a higher hover efficiency. Meanwhile, the two pushing propellers that were previously on either side of the aircraft have been replaced with one center propeller with twin motors to enhance cruising capabilities.

Find out more at evtol.com

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@beta.aircraft Technologies is continuing to check

@beta.aircraft Technologies is continuing to check off milestones in its flight test program, recently carrying out a significant two-part cross-country flight across six states.

The Alia took off at its flight test center in northern New York last month and travelled 1,400 miles (2,250 kilometers) across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas over several days, recharging its batteries along the way using its own charging infrastructure.

Read more about @beta.aircraft on eVTOL.com

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On May 21, after months of rigorous testing, the @

On May 21, after months of rigorous testing, the @jetsonaero team completed the “first-ever #eVTOL commute.”

#Jetson co-founder Tomasz Patan piloted the Jetson ONE as the Jetson team waited in anticipation for the aircraft’s arrival at the Santa Maria a Monte facility in Tuscany.

The eVTOL commute reduced the #commute time by an impressive 88%.

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@volocopter_official ‘s #VoloConnect has complet

@volocopter_official ‘s #VoloConnect has completed its maiden flight last month.

The lift-plus-cruise #eVTOL is now Volocopter’s third #aircraft model undergoing #flight testing.

Learn more about this milestone and watch the full video on eVTOL.com

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@autoflight_aviation has released its latest POC

@autoflight_aviation has released its latest POC #eVTOL #flight test on June 2.

The company said its latest #aircraft includes an upgraded lift-plus-cruise design for a higher hover efficiency. #AutoFlight plans to unveil its final eVTOL design later this year.

Watch the full video on eVTOL.com

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@volocopter_official achieves maiden flight for #V

@volocopter_official achieves maiden flight for #VoloConnect #eVTOL #aircraft.

German startup Volocopter said it has completed the maiden flight for its longer-range VoloConnect eVTOL aircraft in May.

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@liliumaviation has shared footage of its first ma

@liliumaviation has shared footage of its first main wing transition flight test using its Phoenix 2 eVTOL technology demonstrator.

Watch the full video at evtol.com

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@jauntairmobility hopes to transport passengers in

@jauntairmobility hopes to transport passengers in Quebec in its all-electric or hybrid-electric #VTOL as early as 2026.

The company has signed a letter of intent with Vertiko Mobility that could see at least 70 of its Jaunt Journey #eVTOL #aircraft used for air taxi services in the region.

Read more at evtol.com

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@jobyaviation Aviation is one step closer to launc

@jobyaviation Aviation is one step closer to launching ridesharing services in the U.S.

The company has received its Part 135 certificate, allowing it to test its #airtaxi services using a conventional fixed-wing aircraft until its #eVTOL is type certified.

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Flight testing continues for @liliumaviation at th

Flight testing continues for @liliumaviation at the Atlas Flight Test Center in Spain.

This is a video of the company’s 40-knots flight with its Lilium Jet #eVTOL aircraft.

Read more about Lilium on eVTOL.com

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@volocopter_official chose Paris to be its first d

@volocopter_official chose Paris to be its first destination to launch its #VoloCity #eVTOL aircraft.

In preparation, the company recently conducted test flights at the Pontoise airport in France using its 2X technology demonstrator.

#ICYMI, read our coverage of the company’s acoustic testing on eVTOL.com.

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New video from Jetson — the makers of the Jetson

New video from Jetson — the makers of the Jetson ONE personal eVTOL.

The company will be unveiling the Jetson ONE at the Top Marques Monaco and Viva Technology in France this summer.

It’ll be the first time the eVTOL will be shown to the public since it entered the market in late October 2021.

Find out more at www.evtol.com

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The founders of @jetx_us are developing a #propuls

The founders of @jetx_us are developing a #propulsion system that can be embedded in the airframe. The company said this hidden propulsion system will not only improve the design of an #eVTOL #aircraft, but the vehicle body will act as an enclosure to help reduce noise. #eVTOLmag reached out to the founders to learn more. Check out the interview at eVTOL.com.

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Urban-Air Port’s Air One demonstration #vertipor

Urban-Air Port’s Air One demonstration #vertiport opens today in the U.K.

The company has partnered with Hyundai’s Supernal to showcase its first operational prototype — giving the public a glimpse into how future #eVTOL operations could work.

Read more at eVTOL.com.

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@jobyaviation was one of the #eVTOL developers fea

@jobyaviation was one of the #eVTOL developers featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper on Sunday.

The company talked about how it landed on its design, what its ridesharing program would look like, and even its crash in February.

Joby firmly said that it plans to launch piloted passenger services in 2024, with passengers eventually paying around $3 or $4 a mile to fly.

Read more at eVTOL.com

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@wisk.aero ‘s 6th-generation aircraft will have

@wisk.aero ‘s 6th-generation aircraft will have 4 seats. The company revealed this detail about its autonomous #eVTOL air taxi during a segment of CBS' 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper on Sunday.

Wisk said it is saving all other details about its aircraft for the official unveiling later this year.

Read more more at evtol.com

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@wisk.aero and @skyportshq have released a CONOPs

@wisk.aero and @skyportshq have released a CONOPs detailing how #autonomous AAM #vertiport operations may look.

The document comes as Wisk prepares to go straight to market with autonomous #airtaxi services, after its #eVTOL is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Read more at eVTOL.com

#wiskaero #eVTOLmag

@liftaircraft is continuing its flight test campai

@liftaircraft is continuing its flight test campaign with the U.S. Air Force to explore potential uses for its single-seat Hexa eVTOL aircraft.

But the company isn’t just targeting military applications for its aircraft. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to fly an eVTOL, LIFT is hoping to offer that experience to the public — and you won’t need a pilot’s license to operate it.

Read more about what LIFT has planned at eVTOL.com

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@dufour_aerospace is turning to Canadian engineers

@dufour_aerospace is turning to Canadian engineers to help develop its #Aero2 and #Aero3 #eVTOL aircraft. The company said it plans to hire around 30 software engineers who would initially work remotely until the company selects a Montreal location.

Read more at eVTOL.com

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German eVTOL developer @liliumaviation has restart

German eVTOL developer @liliumaviation has restarted its flight test campaign in Spain. The company said the new location will provide the right conditions for the company to expand its flight test envelope to include full transition from hover to wing-borne flight, as well as high-speed flight.

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During @ehang.official ‘s Q4 earnings call, the

During @ehang.official ‘s Q4 earnings call, the #eVTOL developer said it expects to receive type #certification for its EH216 aircraft with Chinese aviation authorities in mid-2022, and begin commercial operations later this year.

Read more on our website, link is in our bio!

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“We’re excited to be back in the air with our

“We’re excited to be back in the air with our second pre-production prototype, building on the tremendous flight test achievements our team has made to date,” said Didier Papadopoulos, head of programs and systems at Joby.
The company told shareholders that its Feb. 16 crash won’t affect its certification program, and Joby believes it will be able to obtain type certification and begin commercial operations in 2024 as planned.

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During a Q4 earnings call, Joby told shareholders

During a Q4 earnings call, Joby told shareholders that it’s Feb. 16 crash won’t slow its certification process.

Executives said the company has resumed flight testing with its second pre-production eVTOL prototype, and is currently manufacturing its first production-intent aircraft.

Joby reported US$1.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at the end of 2021, which JoeBen Bevirt, Joby’s founder and CEO, said “should be sufficient to support us through commercialization.”

Read the full story online at evtolmag.com

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Using its 2X technology demonstrator, @volocopter_

Using its 2X technology demonstrator, @volocopter_official conducted two test flights at the Pontoise-Cormeilles Airport near Paris, France, for acoustic and vibration testing.

ADP Groupe and RATP Group, which collected the data during the demonstrations, believe measuring noise from #eVTOL flights is a crucial part of implementing urban air mobility operations, as noise is a primary factor for public acceptance.

Read the full story www.evtol.com

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Constructed of a rigid aluminum spaceframe with ei

Constructed of a rigid aluminum spaceframe with eight electric motors, the Jetson ONE has an endurance of around 20 minutes, and a software-limited top speed of 102 kilometers per hour (63 miles per hour).

It runs on a high discharge lithium-ion battery and can carry a pilot’s weight of 210 pounds (95 kilograms).

The aircraft comes as a kit for home-building and doesn’t require a pilot’s license to operate. Check out this video of the Jetson ONE personal eVTOL flying over water.

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Not long after the United States Air Force announc

Not long after the United States Air Force announced its goal of achieving the first crewed flight of an eVTOL aircraft last month did the USAF achieve this mission.

The milestone flight happened last week using Beta Technologies’ Alia eVTOL aircraft. AFWERX airworthiness and test lead Hank “Hog” Griffiths and Major Jonathan Appleby became the first USAF pilots to fly an eVTOL.

Read more about this milestone flight at eVTOL.com

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Two weeks after achieving its target top speed and

Two weeks after achieving its target top speed and altitude, one of Joby Aviation’s prototype was involved in a crash.

With the company’s aggressive plan to achieve type certification next year and commercial operations in 2024, eVTOL.com spoke to an industry expert to find out how Joby’s accident might affect its path to certification.

Read the full story on eVTOL.com

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After achieving its first untethered flight test w

After achieving its first untethered flight test with a full-sized #ZEVA Zero last month, we caught up with CEO Stephen Tibbitts to learn more about the technology behind the #eVTOL aircraft.

The Zero has a disc-shaped body roughly two feet thick, with a small bump over the passenger area to provide extra room for the pilot. In take-off mode, the disc resembles a coin standing on its edge, steadied by landing gear and elevated by electric thrusters mounted on the wing’s midsection.

After reaching acceptable altitude, the disc is designed to transition onto its flat side for horizontal flight. The thrusters would pivot to propel the aircraft forward, achieving a target cruising speed of 160 miles per hour (257 kilometers per hour).

Learn more about the ZEVA Zero at eVTOL.com.

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Chinese-based @autoflight_aviation has released fo

Chinese-based @autoflight_aviation has released footage of its transition flight test, in which the eVTOL aircraft switches from vertical take-off to horizontal flight and then back to vertical flight before landing.

The transition flight test showed eight rotors lifting the 3,307-pound (1,500-kilogram) aircraft into the air. When the aircraft reached an altitude of 150 meters (492 feet) and an airspeed of 100 to 110 miles per hour (161 to 177 kilometers per hour), the fixed wing of the eVTOL aircraft generated lift.

To prepare for the transition, the rotors on top of the aircraft stopped spinning and locked in a streamlined position, while the propellers in the rear pushed the aircraft forward like a traditional fixed-wing plane. During the flight test, the aircraft flew at speeds of up to 123 mph (198 km/h) before returning to vertical flight and landing.

Watch the full video at eVTOL.com.

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Austrian company CycloTech which released footage

Austrian company CycloTech which released footage of its first flight of its technology demonstratorlast year, uses a CycloRotor propulsion system that’s based on the Voith Schneider Propeller design.

We spoke to Markus Steinke, chief development officer at CycloTech, for his take on this technology.

Read the full story at www.EVTOL.com

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Swedish startup @jetsonaero has released a new vid

Swedish startup @jetsonaero has released a new video of its Jetson ONE personal eVTOL flying over water. The aircraft comes as a kit for home-building and doesn’t require a pilot’s license to operate.

Constructed of a rigid aluminum spaceframe with eight electric motors, the Jetson ONE has an endurance of around 20 minutes, and a software-limited top speed of 102 kilometers per hour (63 miles per hour). It runs on a high discharge lithium-ion battery and can carry a pilot’s weight of 210 pounds (95 kilograms).

Since the aircraft's official launch in October 2021, Jetson has sold out its entire 2022 production — the first exclusive buyers are expected to receive their Jetson ONE this fall. The company said another 242 units have been sold for 2023 delivery, with more than 3,000 purchase requests during the same period.

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Elroy Air, the makers of the Chaparral hybrid-elec

Elroy Air, the makers of the Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft has now entered the commercial cargo delivery market with its latest deal with Mesa Airlines. The agreement includes a pre-order of 150 aircraft, bringing the total pre-orders to more than 500 aircraft worth $1 billion from its defense, humanitarian, and commercial partners.

The #eVTOL startup has also unveiled its latest iteration of the aircraft. Designed with a full carbon composite airframe and a turbine-based hybrid-electric powertrain for long-range flights, the Chaparral is a lift-plus-cruise hybrid-electric VTOL that is targeting a range of 300 miles (480 kilometers), and a payload of 300 to 500 pounds (135 to 225 kilograms). It includes eight vertical lift fans, four distributed electric propulsors for forward flight, a high-wing airframe configuration, as well as improvements to its ground autonomy and cargo-handling systems from the previous prototype.

Read more about the technology behind the Chaparral and its potential applications in the defense, humanitarian, and commercial markets at evtol.com.

@wisk.aero has secured nearly half a billion dolla

@wisk.aero has secured nearly half a billion dollars from @boeing to advance its 6th-generation eVTOL aircraft — the model that the company plans to get type-certified with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an autonomous, all-electric, passenger-carrying aircraft.

Wisk’s self-flying technology is expected to be more complicated to certify than piloted eVTOL aircraft, but when eVTOL.com spoke to Wisk in November, the vice president of global partnerships said he has come to terms with the fact that Wisk won’t be the first to market with an eVTOL. Instead, the company intends to be the first to introduce a fully autonomous air taxi to the U.S. market.

Wisk said it hopes to carry the industry’s largest fleet of eVTOL aircraft within five years after certification. At this stage, Wisk projects conducting close to 14 million flights every year for more than 40 million people across 20 cities. Executives believe that the aircraft’s autonomous technology will give it a competitive edge to scaling its services. Read more at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOLmag #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility

Prague-based Zuri has unveiled renderings and spec

Prague-based Zuri has unveiled renderings and specs for its new generation hybrid #eVTOL aircraft. The company is creating two versions — one for passenger services and another for #cargo delivery.

With a wingspan of up to 13 meters (43 feet), the aircraft will be powered by eight tilting electric motors, and will have an onboard turbine generator for powering electric motors and recharging lithium batteries.

The developer is targeting a cruise speed of 300 kilometers per hour (186 miles per hour), and a range of 700 km (435 mi), including a 30-minute reserve.

The air taxi will be able to carry four passengers and a pilot in its “executive” model, and three passengers and a pilot in its “VIP” model. Meanwhile, the cargo delivery aircraft is expected to have a maximum payload of 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Read more at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOLmag #hybrid-electric #airtaxi #urbanairmobility @zurivtol

@bellwether_industries has released footage of its

@bellwether_industries has released footage of its first flight test with a half-scale prototype of its Volar #eVTOL aircraft. The flight test took place in Dubai in November 2021 where the Volar flew at an altitude of 13 feet (four meters) and speed of 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour). Bellwether said its flight test is the beginning of a series of development projects to improve the prototype.

Bellwether is aiming to develop a private urban aircraft with a hidden propulsion system for intracity travel. The eVTOL developer said the final full-scale model will be able to carry four to five people, cruise at altitudes of up 3,000 feet (915 meters), and speeds of up to 220 km/h (135 mph). Read more at eVTOL.com

#eVTOLmag #flighttest #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility

@jobyaviation unveils the second #eVTOL air taxi p

@jobyaviation unveils the second #eVTOL air taxi prototype. The California eVTOL developer said it will begin flight testing the second aircraft later month after receiving the green light from the U.S. FAA and U.S. Air Force.

Joby is developing a five-seat air taxi, targeting a range of 150 miles (241 kilometers) on a single charge, and a top speed of 200 mph (322 km/h).

The company is intent on becoming the first eVTOL developer to receive FAA certification and begin passenger services in 2024. Read more at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOLmag #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #flighttest

Ascendance Flight Technologies has unveiled its ne

Ascendance Flight Technologies has unveiled its new iteration of the Atea hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.

The five-seat aircraft is targeting a range of 400 kilometers (250 miles), a cruising speed of 200 kilometers per hour (125 miles per hour), and will have a maximum take-off mass of more than 2,000 kilograms (4,410 pounds).

The company hopes to flight test its full-scale lift-plus-cruise model in 2023, and will take part in the advanced air mobility public demonstration at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

We spoke to CEO Jean-Christophe Lambert who shared more about the design. Check out the interview at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOL #eVTOLmag #Atea @ascendance_ft

California-based @flyarcher has completed its firs

California-based @flyarcher has completed its first hover test flight for its #Maker #eVTOL demonstrator on Thursday at an airfield in Northern California.

Now with its first hover test flight finished, the company said it will move forward with an extensive flight test campaign into the new year. The testing will include hover envelope expansion to reach higher altitudes, followed by transition envelope expansion to ensure the Maker can move from hover to forward flight.

Archer said it plans to unveil its piloted, four-seat aircraft in 2023, which will be used to launch an aerial ridesharing service in late 2024.

Read more at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOLmag #hover #testflight

U.K.-based @bellwether_industries is developing a

U.K.-based @bellwether_industries is developing a compact #eVTOL aircraft for the private urban aircraft market.

The #Volar has a hidden propulsion system, and measures 3.2 meters (10.5 feet) wide, which is about 1.5 m (5 ft) wider than an average car — small enough to carry out intracity trips.

Bellwether said it plans to bring its aircraft to market in 2028, and is targeting the Volar to cruise at altitudes of up to 915 m (3,000 ft), speeds of 220 km/h (135 mph), and have a maximum take-off weight of 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds).

Bellwether completed its first test flight in Dubai last month with a half-scale model, and plans to release a video of the test flight soon. Read more at eVTOL.com.

#bellwether #evtol #propulsion #urbanaircraft #evtolmagazine

Alex Scerri spoke to Moble Benedict and Carl Runco

Alex Scerri spoke to Moble Benedict and Carl Runco from Texas A&M University who shared some of the findings from their academic research study on the cyclocopter aircraft concept.

Read more about what the research team discovered on our website!

#eVTOL #eVTOLmag #cyclocopter #tacu #verticalflight #thefuture #thefutureisbright #innovation #technology #engineering #flightpath #flying @tamu

Whenever he's asked about moving into aviation, El

Whenever he's asked about moving into aviation, Elon Musk says he's "dying to do a supersonic electric VTOL jet" (but more work would make his head explode). What would it actually take to make a supersonic eVTOL a reality? We ran the numbers on batteries and looked at some of the other technical challenges surrounding the concept; find our deep dive at eVTOL.com. Here's one take on what a supersonic eVTOL jet might look like, created for us by @hega_03.

#evtol #supersonic #elonmusk #electricaviation #evtolmag

U.K.-based @verticalaerospace has unveiled its ful

U.K.-based @verticalaerospace has unveiled its full-scale VX4 #eVTOL aircraft mock-up. The company told eVTOL.com that it plans to complete its flying prototype next year.

Vertical is targeting the VX4 to fly at top speeds of 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour), and a range of 100 mi (161 km).

The unveiling comes ahead of the company’s plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 16, pending shareholder approval of its business combination with Broadstone Acquisition Corp.

Broadstone, the special purpose acquisition company, plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to vote on the deal on Tuesday. If the merger is successful, Vertical will trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol EVTL.

#eVTOLmag #urbanairmobility #SPAC

French automobile manufacturer @renaultgroup is on

French automobile manufacturer @renaultgroup is one of the latest automakers to explore the advanced air mobility industry. The company has teamed up with @thearsenale to create a reinterpretation of the classic Renault 4L vehicle that can fly.

The AIR4 is powered by lithium polymer batteries that generate a total power of around 90,000 mAh. The companies claim the aircraft can fly at altitudes of 700 meters (2,300 feet), and a horizontal top speed of 26 meters per second.

Instead of wheels, the AIR4 features four two-blade propellers, one at each corner of the vehicle that can generate a total of 380 kilograms (838 pounds) of vertical thrust. Read more at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOL #eVTOLmag #advancedairmobility

Germany’s eMagic Aircraft last week unveiled the

Germany’s eMagic Aircraft last week unveiled the eMagic One, a single-seat eVTOL aircraft that is already in active flight testing.

According to co-founders Michael Kügelgen and Thomas Senkel, the single-seat, tandem-wing plane is strictly a proof of concept aircraft, and they’re not interested in selling the aircraft to anyone.

But the eMagic One is a “first and very important milestone” on the way to a larger, more capable model that could be used for personal transportation and other missions. Read more at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOLmag #eVTOL #advancedairmobility

In a recent interview with @wisk.aero's Dan Dalton

In a recent interview with @wisk.aero's Dan Dalton, the VP of global partnerships said the company has come to terms with the fact that it won’t be the first to market with an #eVTOL since Wisk is focused on developing an autonomous aircraft. But, the company is hoping to be the first to bring a fully autonomous passenger-carrying aircraft to market. Read the Q&A by @gerrardcowan at eVTOL.com.

#eVTOLmag #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility

With the goal of bringing #eVTOL operations to Sca

With the goal of bringing #eVTOL operations to Scandinavia in the future, @eveairmobility announces its collaboration with Widerøe Zero, the air mobility business incubator of Scandinavian airline @flywideroe. @embraer

German #eVTOL developer @volocopter_official relea

German #eVTOL developer @volocopter_official releases new video of the first crewed public test flight in Seoul, South Korea. The company believes this flight marks a milestone in its plan to introduce air taxis globally.

@varonvehicles is setting its sights on Latin Amer

@varonvehicles is setting its sights on Latin America as a potential location for urban air mobility. The company is hoping that its partnership with @flapzapp will help connect its UAM ecosystem with Flapz customers.

#urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #eVTOL

@airspeeder releases footage of its first drag rac

@airspeeder releases footage of its first drag race using #eVTOL aircraft. Shot in South Australia, the video is a glimpse into the potential future of motorsport. The Mk3 Speeders flew at more than 100 kilometers an hour, 10 meters above the ground. The #dragrace took place over a 400-meter distance.

@exa.series #alaudaaeronautics #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Meet Aero2, the new drone from Swiss-based Dufour

Meet Aero2, the new drone from Swiss-based Dufour Aerospace. While the company continues to work on its larger Aero3 eVTOL aircraft, it plans to offer Aero2 — an evolution of its tilt-wing technology demonstrator — as its first commercial product. “Aero2 is as versatile as a Swiss Army Knife,” said Dufour CEO @thomaspfammatter. "With its quickly exchangeable nose cone, it is the perfect tool to carry different customer payloads, be it in logistics, topographical surveys, mappings, measurements or for public safety applications.”

The aircraft will be able to carry a payload of up to 40 kg (88 lb.) at speeds of up to 170 km/h (92 knots). Read more at eVTOL.com. #evtol #dufouraerospace #aero2 #advancedairmobility #drone #evtolmag

Italy is getting serious about air taxis. @aeropor

Italy is getting serious about air taxis. @aeroporti_di_roma is teaming up with @volocopter_official to launch VoloCity flights in Rome by 2024, and has separately partnered with three other airports in Italy and France to build the vertiports necessary for eVTOL operations. VoloCity was on display at Fiumicino airport this week and will be at Piazza di San Silvestro in Rome's historic center Nov. 2-4. Be sure to tag your photos with #evtolmag if you get a chance to see it!

#evtol #volocopter #volocity #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #airtaxi #electricaircraft #rome

Here's your new toy! Swedish startup @jetsonaero h

Here's your new toy! Swedish startup @jetsonaero has released new in-flight footage of its Jetson ONE, a personal eVTOL it plans to make available as a kit for home-building starting next year. Built around a rigid aluminium spaceframe with eight electric motors, the aircraft will have an endurance of around 20 minutes and a software-limited top speed of 102 km/h (63 mph). The Jetson website advertises a starting price of US$92,000. More details at jetsonaero.com. This footage was recorded in Poland.

#evtol #jetson #jetsonone #pilotlife #personalaircraft #evtolmag

@volocopter_official flew its VoloDrone in public

@volocopter_official flew its VoloDrone in public for the first time today at @its_hamburg2021. Carrying a load of cargo from @dbschenkerglobal, the eVTOL aircraft took off just after 3 pm, reaching a maximum altitude of 22 m (72 feet) during the 3-minute flight. After landing, its cargo was transferred to a DB Schenker Cargo Bike to illustrate a fully electric, multimodal last-mile delivery.

Although this was just a short demonstration, the VoloDrone is designed to carry loads of up to 200 kg (440 lbs) up to 40 km (25 miles). It is a variant of Volocopter's 18-propeller multicopter design, which the company is also developing as a two-seat air taxi.

#evtol #volocopter #volodrone #advancedairmobility #drone #evtolmag

Last week, the Austrian company CycloTech released

Last week, the Austrian company CycloTech released footage of the first flight of its technology demonstrator — check it out! The company's "CycloRotor" propulsion system is based on the Voith Schneider Propeller design, which has been used in maritime applications for decades. CycloTech believes it could be used to create compact, maneuverable small drones and air taxis.

#evtol #cyclotech #cyclorotor #advancedairmobility #flighttest #drone #evtolmag

@airbus unveiled its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL (top

@airbus unveiled its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL (top) last week, and while the winged aircraft looks quite different than the original CityAirbus demonstrator (bottom) it shares some common design principles. We caught up with Airbus's Urban Air Mobility leaders to discuss the philosophy behind the NextGen design, and why it has much lower performance targets than many of its competitors. Read the full story at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #airbus #cityairbus #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Honda has officially unveiled its concept for a hy

Honda has officially unveiled its concept for a hybrid eVTOL aircraft targeted at longer-range, inter-city missions. It has a lift-plus-cruise design with eight lifting propellers on parallel booms and two ducted pusher propellers in the rear, and will incorporate a gas turbine hybrid power unit for greater range. The company is reportedly working toward flight tests of a hybrid demonstration model in 2025, after which it will make a decision on commercialization. Read more at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #honda #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #hybrid #evtolmag

China’s @ehang.official publicly displayed its V

China’s @ehang.official publicly displayed its VT-30 model for the first time at the Jiuzhou Airport in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, in advance of this week's Zhuhai Air Show. The company announced plans for the winged, two-seat eVTOL aircraft in April, and released the first photos of it in May. The lift-plus-cruise aircraft is targeting a range of 300 km (185 miles), significantly greater than the 35-km (22-mile) range of EHang’s flagship EH216 multicopter.

#evtol #ehang #vt30 #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #drone #evtolmag

Throwback to Monday, when @flyarcher rang the bell

It's been a big week for @verticalaerospace! The B

It's been a big week for @verticalaerospace! The British eVTOL developer announced two major deals, including a conditional pre-order for up to 200 of its VA-X4 air taxis from Marubeni Corporation of Japan, and another pre-order for up to 50 aircraft from the offshore helicopter Bristow. Plus, its strategic partner Avolon announced plans to sell or lease up to 250 VA-X4s to Gol and Grupo Comporte for an eVTOL ridesharing platform in Brazil. Find all the news at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #verticalaerospace #vax4 #airtaxi #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #electricaircraft #evtolmag

Check it out! @airbus_helicopters has revealed its

Check it out! @airbus_helicopters has revealed its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, the company's offering for the urban air mobility market. The four-seat, fully electric aircraft has a simple lift-plus-cruise design, with six lifting propellers on wing-mounted booms, and two additional propellers for cruise flight on a V-shaped tail. Airbus plans to fly an initial prototype in 2023, with EASA certification anticipated around 2025. Read more about it on eVTOL.com!

#evtol #airbus #cityairbus #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #airbussummit #evtolmag

We have two stories about @beta.aircraft on eVTOL.

We have two stories about @beta.aircraft on eVTOL.com this week: one about why the company offers all of its employees free flight training, and another about its partnership with CAE to develop pilot and maintenance training programs for its Alia eVTOL. Both stories have new photos, including this top-down view of Alia with new scimitar lifting prop blades installed. Swipe ⬅️ to see what the previous blades looked like in a photo by @ericadams321.

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #advancedairmobility #electricaviation #evtolmag

Urban Aeronautics announced it has secured $10 mil

Urban Aeronautics announced it has secured $10 million from private investors to advance development of its CityHawk VTOL, which will ultimately be powered by hydrogen fuel cells through a collaboration with HyPoint. The wingless aircraft uses Urban Aero's "Fancraft" technology for a compact footprint roughly the size of an SUV. The company is developing it for both urban air mobility and EMS missions, and has pre-orders for four air ambulance versions from @hatzolah_air.

Swipe ⬅️ to see Urban Aero's turboshaft-powered tech demonstrator conducting flight testing in July! Read more about the project at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #vtol #urbanaeronautics #cityhawk #hydrogen #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

For the first time, @wisk.aero has shared footage

For the first time, @wisk.aero has shared footage of the first piloted hovering flight of its third-generation eVTOL aircraft, all the way back in August 2016. Test pilot Bill Shoemaker was at the controls for the flight in Northern California, which lasted for two minutes. The aircraft had previously flown in airplane mode without the lifting fans and booms installed. One year later, it would go on to perform a full eVTOL transition flight, which was highlighted in a video that Wisk released last month. Head over to Wisk's IGTV to watch both videos in their entirety!

#evtol #wisk #advancedairmobility #flighttest #testpilot #evtolmag

Dufour Aerospace announced this week that it's par

Dufour Aerospace announced this week that it's partnering with @rega_offiziell to develop an air ambulance version of its Aero3 hybrid-electric tilt-wing aircraft. Rega, which like Dufour is based in Switzerland, is one of the world's premier helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) operators. “Continuous development is in Rega’s DNA," said Rega CEO Ernst Kohler. "The Aero3 is an exceptionally interesting aircraft, and we want to support its development with our experience from 70 years of HEMS operation." Read more about the collaboration at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #dufouraerospace #aero3 #advancedairmobility #rega #hems #evtolmag

@liliumaviation has shared new video of its update

@liliumaviation has shared new video of its updated five-seat eVTOL demonstrator in flight. After its first five-seat prototype was destroyed in a ground fire, Lilium put flight testing on hold while it reworked the battery system in its demonstrator. Flight testing resumed in July, and the company expects to conduct its first full transition flights later this year.

Lilium recently did a great Ask Me Anything on Reddit, sharing more details about the 1,300-kg (2,865-lb) demonstrator and flight test campaign. If you missed it, check out eVTOL.com for highlights!

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #flighttest #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

One year ago, we visited with @verticalaerospace c

One year ago, we visited with @verticalaerospace chief engineer Tim Williams shortly after the company revealed the design for its commercial eVTOL air taxi, now called the VA-X4. We figured it was time to catch up with Tim to see how the company has been progressing with design and build of the aircraft, and you can read our full Q&A on eVTOL.com.

Vertical Aerospace is now preparing to assemble its first VA-X4 prototype, with the goal of flying it by the end of the year. “I keep telling everybody that I’m getting the world’s biggest Airfix kit,” as Tim put it.

#evtol #verticalaerospace #vax4 #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Monday Motivation courtesy of @joby_aviation and p

Monday Motivation courtesy of @joby_aviation and photographer @ericadams321. Eric used LED lights to outline the tip path planes of the six tilting propellers on Joby's eVTOL prototype. This photo shows the aircraft in cruise configuration; it takes off and lands vertically with the propellers tilted 90 degrees from what you see here.

#evtol #jobyaviation #joby #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #uam #airtaxi #evtolmag

This week HyPoint announced a $6.5 million deal to

This week HyPoint announced a $6.5 million deal to supply five 650-kW hydrogen fuel cell systems for Piasecki’s PA-890 aircraft, which the companies say will be the first crewed helicopter to be powered by hydrogen. They plan to make the technology they develop together available to other eVTOL manufacturers, too.

According to HyPoint, the system will offer four times the energy density of existing lithium-ion batteries, twice the specific power of existing hydrogen fuel cell systems, and up to a 50% reduction in direct operating costs relative to turbine-powered rotorcraft. Read more about it at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #helicopter #piasecki #pa890 #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #hydrogen #evtolmag

Microsoft Flight Simulator doesn't have helicopter

Microsoft Flight Simulator doesn't have helicopters yet, but it will soon have eVTOL air taxis! @msfsofficial announced this week it is working with @volocopter_official to integrate Volocopter's VoloCity into its popular software, with the release expected in November. Here's a preview, what do you think?

#evtol #volocopter #volocity #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #microsoftflightsimulator #evtolmag

Coming soon to a parking garage near you? @flyarch

Coming soon to a parking garage near you? @flyarcher is partnering with @reeftechnology to develop selected parking garages as air taxi landing sites. REEF, which operates over 4,800 parking garages in North America, has a similar deal with @joby_aviation that was announced in June.

Parking garages are seen as desirable vertiport sites for several reasons, including their prime locations in urban centers. Archer and REEF said their agreement “will allow Archer’s aircraft to access largely dormant rooftop sites across some of the most densely populated and heavily congested urban city locations in the U.S.,” including Archer's launch cities of L.A. and Miami. Read more at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #flyarcher #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #airtaxi #reef #evtolmag

@flyarcher is moving forward with plans to merge w

@flyarcher is moving forward with plans to merge with the special purpose acquisition company Atlas Crest Investment Corp (NYSE: ACIC). Atlas Crest announced that its shareholder vote on the merger will take place on Sept. 14, just three days after shareholders of Qell Acquisition Corp are scheduled to vote on a merger with Lilium. Read more at eVTOL.com! Shown here is Archer's two-seat Maker technology demonstrator during its unveiling in Los Angeles in June.

#evtol #flyarcher #archermaker #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #spac #evtolmag

A new video from @ehang.official provides a glimps

A new video from @ehang.official provides a glimpse inside its eVTOL production facility in Yunfu city, Guangdong, China. EHang had originally planned to host an Investor Day at the 24,000-square-meter facility on Aug. 18, but that was canceled due to Covid-19 restrictions. Watch the full video on our website or on EHang's YouTube channel.

#evtol #ehang #eh216 #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

Check out the new design for Dufour Aerospace's ti

Check out the new design for Dufour Aerospace's tilt-wing Aero3 eVTOL. Compared to previous versions of the concept, the new Aero3 has two additional propellers on its main tilting wing, and two more on a redesigned tail. Capable of seating up to eight people, the hybrid-electric aircraft is targeting a cruise speed of 350 km/h (around 215 mph), a range of up to 1,020 km (630 mi), and a useful load of 750 kg (1,650 lbs).

CEO @thomaspfammatter, who is also a helicopter rescue pilot with @airzermatt, sees potential for the Aero3 to “replace a significant number of today’s light and medium helicopters” because of its lower operating costs and more environmentally friendly design. Read more at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #dufouraerospace #aero3 #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

The Karem Aircraft spinoff Overair has finally rev

The Karem Aircraft spinoff Overair has finally revealed the commercial version of its Butterfly eVTOL — here it is! The six-seat, fully electric air taxi leverages Karem’s optimum speed propulsion technology in a design that Overair claims will be the quietest and most efficient aircraft in its class.

Optimum speed propulsion uses relatively large, slow-turning propellers with blades that are light and rigid enough to vary their speed of rotation in different flight regimes without encountering unacceptable vibration. According to Overair, compared to eVTOL designs with smaller propellers, Butterfly will require less power at all airspeeds, but especially in a hover. Find full details at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #overair #overairbutterfly #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

This morning, @joby_aviation listed on the @nyse a

This morning, @joby_aviation listed on the @nyse as $JOBY, becoming yet another #eVTOL company to go public. As a part of their celebration, the company displayed one of their aircraft in front of the exchange for the public to see. What do you think?

📸: Will Guisbond

Congratulations to @joby_aviation, which is poised

Congratulations to @joby_aviation, which is poised to start trading as JOBY on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday — we'll be there! Shareholders of Reinvent Technology Partners handily approved the SPAC's merger with Joby on August 5. They also redeemed about 63% of their shares, but that still leaves Joby with over $1 billion in new funding to continue its aircraft development efforts (full details at eVTOL.com). This photo of Joby's second test article at the company's new production facility in Marina, California is by @ericadams321.

#evtol #jobyaviation #joby #rtp #spac #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

You'll have to turn your sound way up to hear what

You'll have to turn your sound way up to hear what @joby_aviation's eVTOL prototype sounds like while flying 1,500 feet overhead. The company recently did a noise comparison between its eVTOL and five different conventional aircraft: two airplanes and three helicopters. We've excerpted the highlights here; watch the full video on Joby's IGTV!

#evtol #jobyaviation #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #aircraftnoise #evtolmag

ICYMI: Yesterday at @eaa #OSH21, we saw not one, b

ICYMI: Yesterday at @eaa #OSH21, we saw not one, but two #eVTOL demo flights from @volocopter_official & @openeraero! Check out these shots to see both aircraft in action.

📸: Will Guisbond

Check it out: footage of @volocopter_official's Vo

Check it out: footage of @volocopter_official's Volocopter 2X eVTOL flying at @eaa AirVenture Oshkosh on Tuesday. See our Instagram story for more, and sign up for our weekly newsletter at eVTOL.com to get full details delivered straight to your inbox!

#evtol #volcopter #osh21 #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

Big news this week from @openeraero, which announc

Big news this week from @openeraero, which announced that it will be performing the first crewed public flight demonstration of its BlackFly personal eVTOL next week at @eaa's AirVenture 2021. We'll be in Oshkosh to bring you full coverage! This is a clip from a video that Opener released when it revealed the latest generation of the BlackFly back in 2018.

#evtol #openeraero #blackfly #electricaircraft #oshkosh #osh21 #evtolmag

From @liliumaviation, a new photo of the full-scal

From @liliumaviation, a new photo of the full-scale model of its seven-seat eVTOL Lilium Jet. 🔥

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

Last year, EHang revealed a firefighting version o

Last year, EHang revealed a firefighting version of its EH216 multicopter called the EH216F. Today, the company announced that the China National Fire-Fighting Equipment (NFFE) Quality Supervision Testing Center has completed its technical examination of the aircraft, including tests related to flight control functions, hovering and return accuracy, wind resistance, radiant heat resistance, smoke performance and more. EHang hopes the certification by NFFE will promote adoption of this high-rise firefighting tool in China and abroad. What do you think of it?

#evtol #ehang #eh216 #firefighting #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Does this look like fun to you? @volocopter_offici

Does this look like fun to you? @volocopter_official is teaming up with CAE to develop a training program for pilots of its electric air taxis. Volocopter said it plans to leverage CAE’s advanced technologies — including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, mixed reality, and data analytics — to “develop the pilot workforce of the future and ensure safe introduction of eVTOL operations globally.” Full details at eVTOL.com. This video clip is from Volocopter's public demonstration in Singapore in 2019.

#evtol #volocopter #pilot #testpilot #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #electricaviation #evtolmag

Congrats to @beta.aircraft, which on July 7 perfor

Congrats to @beta.aircraft, which on July 7 performed the longest test flight of its Alia aircraft yet — 205 miles (330 km) in airplane mode. According to a source familiar with the testing, the all-electric Alia was using just three of its five available battery packs, giving it plenty of reserve capacity to continue expanding its performance envelope. Swipe ⬅️ to see what the flight looked like on @flightaware. Full details at eVTOL.com!

📷: @ericadams321

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #advancedairmobility #electricaviation #flighttest #evtolmag

How do you load an autonomous cargo aircraft? With

How do you load an autonomous cargo aircraft? With mobile robots, of course. Here's a glimpse at @volocopter_official's recent proof of concept operation with @dbschenkerde, which used robots from @gideonbros to test various approaches to loading the eVTOL VoloDrone. Find more details and the full video at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #volocopter #volodrone #dbschenker #cargo #logistics #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Sound on to hear United Therapeutics CEO and accom

Sound on to hear United Therapeutics CEO and accomplished pilot Martine Rothblatt describe the experience of flying @beta.aircraft's Alia eVTOL. As a launch customer for Alia, Rothblatt has been instrumental in bringing the aircraft to life. Watch the full video on Beta's IGTV!

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #pilot #testpilot #electricaviation #evtolmag

Swipe ⬅️ to see four generations of @liliumavi

Swipe ⬅️ to see four generations of @liliumaviation technology demonstrators!

1️⃣ Falcon, which flew in 2015
2️⃣ Dragon, which flew in 2016
3️⃣ Eagle, which flew in 2017
4️⃣ Phoenix, which flew in 2019

The last image is the concept for the seven-seat Lilium Jet, which is the version that Lilium plans to certify and take into production by 2024.

#evtol #engineering #flighttest #drone #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

Highlights from the June 21 demo of @volocopter_of

Highlights from the June 21 demo of @volocopter_official's Volocopter 2X eVTOL prototype during the Paris Air Forum 2021. The 3-minute remote controlled flight was the first public flight demonstration of an electrically powered air taxi in France. The aircraft flew a 500-meter route around Le Bourget Airfield at speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour and heights up to 30 meters over the ground. The flight marks the beginning of a multi-step test and market development campaign in cooperation with the French Civil Aviation Authority to safely bring electric air taxis to the Île-de-France region in time for the 2024 Olympic Games.

#evtol #volocopter #volocopter2x #parisairforum #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #electricflight #evtolmag

New video from @airspeeder shows the first flights

New video from @airspeeder shows the first flights of its full-scale, remotely piloted Alauda Mk3 “flying racing car,” which will be used as the basis for its @exa.series. Airspeeder says the flights took place at undisclosed test locations in the deserts of South Australia under the observation of Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority. They lay the groundwork for the first EXA Grand Prix events, which are planned to take place this year at three “soon-to-be-revealed” international locations. While these first races will be uncrewed, Airspeeder ultimately aims to put human pilots in future versions of its eVTOL aircraft.

#evtol #airspeeder #alauda #airracing #droneracing #evtolmag

@liliumaviation has shared a preview of the cabin

@liliumaviation has shared a preview of the cabin experience for its future seven-seat eVTOL Lilium Jet — what do you think? The video was released as part of Lilium's first analyst day on June 15, when the company also announced that former Airbus CEO Tom Enders will assume the role of chairman following Lilium's SPAC merger with Qell Acquisition Corp. Find full details at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #qell #spac #evtolmag

We were in LA this week for the unveiling of @flya

We were in LA this week for the unveiling of @flyarcher’s Maker technology demonstrator, and Archer knows how to put on a show! Check out our Instagram story for more photos and video from the event, and eVTOL.com for full coverage.

#evtol #flyarcher #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

@verticalaerospace is the latest eVTOL developer t

@verticalaerospace is the latest eVTOL developer to announce plans to go public via SPAC merger. Vertical will be combining with Broadstone Acquisition Corp in a deal that is expected to result in gross proceeds of $394 million — less than competitors Archer, Joby and Lilium will be getting from their own SPAC deals. Nevertheless, Vertical is confident that the funding will allow it to achieve certification of its VA-X4 air taxi and launch commercial operations by 2024, with @americanair, @avolon_aerospace and @virginatlantic all placing conditional aircraft pre-orders collectively worth $4 billion.

Here's an animation of the VA-X4 and a look behind the scenes at Vertical Aerospace, which has already flown other full-scale eVTOL prototypes. Find full details about its latest announcement at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #verticalaerospace #vax4 #airtaxi #spac #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

@kittyhawkaero is the latest eVTOL developer to jo

@kittyhawkaero is the latest eVTOL developer to join @afwerx Agility Prime, the US Air Force's effort to accelerate development of the commercial eVTOL industry. The partners performed their first operational exercise in May, gathering in California to assess the ability of Kitty Hawk’s Heaviside aircraft to perform medevac, personnel recovery and logistics missions. Full details at at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #kittyhawk #heaviside #advancedairmobility #afwerx #agilityprime #medevac #evtolmag

Slide ⬅️ to see @joby_aviation's second full-s

Slide ⬅️ to see @joby_aviation's second full-scale production eVTOL prototype at its manufacturing center in Marina, California. Joby released more details this week about its timeline for FAA certification. The company expects to perform its first FAA "for credit" testing in the second half of this year, and the first flight of a type-design representative aircraft in the first half of 2022. Type certification is still targeted for sometime in 2023.

#evtol #jobyaviation #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

United Therapeutics founder and CEO @martinerothbl

United Therapeutics founder and CEO @martinerothblatt is an accomplished airplane and helicopter pilot, and a launch customer for @beta.aircraft's Alia eVTOL. In this photo shared by Beta, she joins Beta founder @kybclark for a 71-mile Alia test flight on June 4 — demonstrating some impressive confidence in the prototype!

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #electricaircraft #pilot #evtolmag

@eveairmobility has announced @haloaviation as the

@eveairmobility has announced @haloaviation as the launch partner for its eVTOL air taxi in the US and UK. Formed through the alignment of Halo Aviation and @flyaag under Directional Aviation, Halo has ordered 200 of Eve's aircraft, with deliveries expected to begin in 2026.

Directional Aviation principal Kenn Ricci pointed to the expertise of Eve's parent company, @embraer, in announcing the deal. “We believe Eve has designed an aircraft that is well-prepared for not only initial certification but also has a proven track record of production,” he said. “The outstanding lineage of aircraft design, certification and production that Embraer brings to this aircraft positions Eve with significant advantages in the competitive landscape.” Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #eveairmobility #haloaviation #directionalaviation #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Did you catch "Great Electric Airplane Race" on @n

Did you catch "Great Electric Airplane Race" on @novapbs this week? The program provided a behind-the-scenes look at how @joby_aviation conducts endurance testing of its eVTOL propulsion system; here's some additional footage from Joby. "This controlled circuit, built and operated in-house to test our units in representative environments, provides enhanced insights into safety and operational reliability," Joby said. Visit eVTOL.com to read our interview with the director and producer of the PBS film, and to hear what they had to say about Joby's progress! (Spoiler: they were impressed.)

#evtol #jobyaviation #electricaircraft #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #engineering #evtolmag

@volocopter_official is teaming up with Near Earth

@volocopter_official is teaming up with Near Earth Autonomy to develop beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) capabilities for its VoloDrone. Based on Volocopter's 18-rotor eVTOL multicopter design, the VoloDrone is designed to carry a payload of 200 kg (440 lb) up to 40 km (25 mi). The companies plan to showcase their progress in a BVLOS capability demonstration in Munich next year. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #volocopter #volodrone #drone #multicopter #advancedairmobility #autonomy #evtolmag

Check it out! @ehang.official has released the fir

Check it out! @ehang.official has released the first photos of its VT-30 autonomous aerial vehicle, first announced last month. The two-passenger lift-plus-cruise aircraft has a target range of 300 km (185 miles) and endurance of 100 minutes. EHang said it has already performed a vertical take-off and landing as well as power system and other tests. What do you think of the design?

#evtol #ehang #vt30 #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

@liliumaviation is in the news! Lilium has signed

@liliumaviation is in the news! Lilium has signed a 5-year contract with Palantir Technologies to access Palantir’s Foundry software platform for data integration. According to Palantir COO Shyam Sankar, "our software can radically accelerate production ramps and time to market," which could be critical to getting the eVTOL Lilium Jet in service by its target date of 2024. Plus, Lilium announced it is partnering with @luxaviationgroup for passenger-carrying operations in Europe. Find full details on both stories at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #palantir #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #electricaviation #evtolmag

Congrats to @beta.aircraft, the latest eVTOL unico

Congrats to @beta.aircraft, the latest eVTOL unicorn! 🦄 The company announced today it has closed a $368 million private round of funding led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and joined by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, for a valuation of just under $1.4 billion. According to Beta founder and CEO Kyle Clark, “These funds allow us to continue hiring the best talent, meet aggressive certification milestones, ramp up production of Alia, and accelerate the rollout of an extensive high-speed universal charging infrastructure.” Full details at eVTOL.com. 📷: @ericadams321

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #electricaircraft #evtolmag

Introducing VoloConnect, the new electric air taxi

Introducing VoloConnect, the new electric air taxi concept from @volocopter_official! We've known from patent filings that Volocopter has been working on a winged eVTOL design with greater speed and range than its VoloCity multicopter. Today, the company officially unveiled the four-seat VoloConnect, which will have a cruise speed of around 110 mph (180 km/h) and a range of around 60 miles (100 km). Certification is targeted for 2026. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #volocopter #voloconnect #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

It's been a busy week for @jauntairmobility! The U

It's been a busy week for @jauntairmobility! The US-based eVTOL developer announced it will be establishing design and manufacturing operations in Quebec, Canada, under the leadership of Eric Côté. Jaunt also announced partnerships with @cae_inc to develop an engineering simulator for its Journey eVTOL, and with Crane Aerospace & Electronics, which will work with @baesystems on design of the aircraft's power management systems. Find full details, plus our Q-and-A with Eric Côté, at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #jauntairmobility #jauntjourney #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

Here's a shot of @liftaircraft's Hexa during a pil

Here's a shot of @liftaircraft's Hexa during a piloted flight demonstration last month at the University of Texas at Austin football stadium. The April 9 demo was part of an @afwerx / @afresearchlab event showcasing commercial-military innovation and collaboration to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. Hexa is one of the aircraft currently included in AFWERX’s Agility Prime program to accelerate development of the commercial eVTOL industry.

#evtol #liftaircraft #hexa #advancedairmobility #usaf #afwerx #agilityprime #evtolmag

This week, @beta.aircraft announced it received @u

This week, @beta.aircraft announced it received @usairforce's first airworthiness approval for manned flight tests of an electric aircraft using its Alia eVTOL. While many eVTOL developers are waiting until later in their flight test campaigns to put a human pilot on board, Beta has extensive experience with crewed flight testing. The second photo shows Beta founder Kyle Clark at the controls of the company's earlier eVTOL prototype, Ava, during its FAA-approved testing program. Back in 2019, Kyle told us that putting a human pilot on board “forces you to another level of thinking than if you were going to fly [a remotely controlled] model or an unmanned version."

Read more about Beta's latest news at eVTOL.com. 📷: @ericadams321

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #agilityprime #usaf #electricaircraft #evtolmag

Big news from @wisk.aero and @flyblade, with Wisk

Big news from @wisk.aero and @flyblade, with Wisk agreeing to provide up to 30 of its self-flying air taxis for Blade urban air mobility routes once the aircraft are certified by the FAA. It's not clear when that will happen, since autonomous passenger-carrying aircraft are expected to be more complex to certify than piloted models. Read more at eVTOL.com. In the meantime, what do you think — would you be happy to take a ride on a self-flying air taxi?

#evtol #wiskaero #cora #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #flyblade #evtolmag

Beautiful! 🤩 Repost from @bradleywentzel: A qui

Beautiful! 🤩 Repost from @bradleywentzel: A quiet morning in the air with @joby_aviation
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Dufour Aerospace has secured new funding to furthe

Dufour Aerospace has secured new funding to further development of its aEro 3 hybrid #eVTOL. Dufour's latest funding round was led by session.vc, with existing investors also contributing. Dufour plans to start construction of the tilt-wing aEro 3 prototype at the end of this year and begin flight testing in 2022, with the goal of completing certification of the aircraft around 2026. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #dufouraerospace #aero3 #tiltwing #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

@volocopter_official is at Auto Shanghai 2021 this

@volocopter_official is at Auto Shanghai 2021 this week showing off its Volocopter 2X prototype, the predecessor to the VoloCity air taxi now in development. The company is at the booth of its strategic investor @geelyglobal, which has a joint venture with Volocopter to launch urban air mobility services in China. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #volocopter #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #autoshanghai2021 #geely #evtolmag

Most eVTOL developers are focused on building airc

Most eVTOL developers are focused on building aircraft, not flying cars. @aska.fly is an exception — it wants to create a vehicle that consumers can both drive and fly. The company revealed its new four-seat commuter concept today, and also opened a showroom in Los Altos, California. Aska aims to start full-scale flight demonstrations next year and have vehicles ready for delivery by 2026. In the meantime you can preorder one for $789,000 with a $5,000 deposit.

#evtol #flyingcar #aska #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

More huge news today for @beta.aircraft! The urban

More huge news today for @beta.aircraft! The urban air mobility booking provider @flyblade has secured up to 20 aircraft from Beta, becoming the first passenger service customer for the six-seat Alia eVTOL. Blade will deploy Alia aircraft on select routes between its network of dedicated terminals in the Northeast U.S., where Beta has agreed to provide and install charging infrastructure at key locations. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2024. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #flyblade #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #electricaircraft #evtolmag

Huge news today from @beta.aircraft and @ups, with

Huge news today from @beta.aircraft and @ups, with the shipping giant announcing it will use Beta’s eVTOL aircraft to move time-sensitive parcels in small and mid-size markets. The first 10 aircraft are scheduled to begin arriving in 2024, and UPS has an option to purchase up to 150 of the aircraft. Full details at eVTOL.com!

Shown in the video is Beta’s Alia-250 prototype undergoing recent flight testing in airplane mode (with its lifting propellers removed). Hover testing will come next as the company works toward completing full transitions from vertical to forward flight and back.

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #electricaircraft #advancedairmobility #flighttest #evtolmag

@joby_aviation has provided more details about its

@joby_aviation has provided more details about its operations and strategy in an S-4 filing by Reinvent Technology Partners, the special purpose acquisition company that will be combining with Joby to take it public. The Santa Cruz, California-based company now has over 750 employees including more than 400 engineers working to bring its five-seat, fully electric air taxi to market, and expects to be the first eVTOL developer to certify an aircraft with the FAA.

“We believe that being first to market with the right aircraft will provide important first-mover advantages that will enable us to steadily drive down end-user pricing in the years following commercial launch,” the filing states. Read more at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #jobyaviation #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #electricaviation #aerialridesharing #spac #evtolmag

@liftaircraft's Hexa is one of the eVTOL designs u

@liftaircraft's Hexa is one of the eVTOL designs undergoing evaluation by the @usairforce as part of its Agility Prime campaign. In a demo on March 23-24, the 355th Wing from @davismonthan_afb in Arizona transported a Hexa prototype from Springfield, Ohio, to Austin, Texas using an HC-130J Combat King II. The exercise was intended to provide the Air Force with a better understanding of how eVTOL aircraft like Hexa might integrate into military capabilities in the future.

🎥 + 📷: Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens

#evtol #liftaircraft #hexa #usaf #davismonthan #agilityprime #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Big news today from @liliumaviation, which has rev

Big news today from @liliumaviation, which has revealed the seven-seat eVTOL it has been working on in stealth, and confirmed plans to merge with the special purpose acquisition company Qell Acquisition Corp. in a deal that will value the company at $3.3 billion and give it $830 million in fresh capital. Lilium also released a technical paper that gives new details about the propulsion architecture and assumptions behind its design. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #lilium #spac #qell #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #regionalairmobility #airtaxi #electricaviation #evtolmag

How quiet will eVTOL aircraft be? @joby_aviation p

How quiet will eVTOL aircraft be? @joby_aviation provided a sample last month in its video of CEO JoeBen Bevirt commenting on the company's merger with Reinvent Technology Partners. Here's an excerpt — sound on!

Joby told us that the sound was recorded 100 feet from the aircraft using standard equipment and no effects. "We captured the audio with a lavalier microphone and the audio engineer was 100 feet from the aircraft, and he adjusted the levels just like he would with any standard interview," a spokesperson said. The company estimates that its fully electric aircraft will have a noise level of 65 dBA at a distance of 110 yards (100 meters) in a hover, far below the approximate 93 dBA of a helicopter.

#evtol #jobyaviation #airtaxi #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #electricaviation #evtolmag

@ericadams321 put together a fantastic in-depth vi

@ericadams321 put together a fantastic in-depth video on @beta.aircraft's Alia-250 eVTOL featuring company founder Kyle Clark. Here's a teaser! Find the link to the full-length video in Beta's bio or at youtube.com/ericadams321.

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #electricaircraft #advancedairmobility #flighttest #evtolmag

We had a great conversation this week with leaders

We had a great conversation this week with leaders at @wisk.aero and @boeing, who discussed how Boeing is ramping up its commitment to the joint venture, including by sharing resources from @auroraflightsciences_. Unlike many eVTOL developers who expect to launch urban air mobility operations with piloted aircraft, Wisk remains committed to self-flying air taxis. Read more at eVTOL.com! Shown here is one of Wisk's nine Cora prototypes, which have collectively performed more than 1,500 flights.

#evtol #wiskaero #cora #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #flighttest #autonomy #evtolmag

Stellar photos by @ericadams321 of @beta.aircraft'

Stellar photos by @ericadams321 of @beta.aircraft's all-electric Alia in flight test this week. Find Eric's full report on Alia's progress at the link in our bio.

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #electricaircraft #advancedairmobility #flighttest #evtolmag

Huge milestone today for @beta.aircraft, which fle

Huge milestone today for @beta.aircraft, which flew its Alia eVTOL in airplane mode from a testing area in Plattsburgh, New York, back to the company’s headquarters in Burlington, Vermont. The flight home marked the conclusion of the aircraft's first phase of flight testing, during which Alia reached an altitude of 8,000 feet and set a new personal best in range. VTOL testing will follow. Follow the link in our bio for full details! 🎥: @ericadams321

#evtol #betatechnologies #alia #electricaircraft #advancedairmobility #flighttest #evtolmag

Ascendance Flight Technologies is a French company

Ascendance Flight Technologies is a French company founded by four members of the former Airbus E-Fan team, currently developing the hybrid-electric Atea aircraft. Our contributor Alex Scerri spoke with Ascendance CEO Jean-Christophe Lambert about the company's plans for the eVTOL, which is intended to serve urban and regional air mobility markets. Read the full interview at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #ascendanceflight #atea #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

More news this week from @flyarcher, which has nam

More news this week from @flyarcher, which has named Miami as a second launch city, after Los Angeles, for its eVTOL air taxis. The company has also added Uber Elevate alumns Nikhil Goel and Mark Moore to its advisory board. Full details at eVTOL.com! Shown here is the two-seat prototype design the company is using for development purposes. Archer has yet to reveal its full-size air taxi, called Maker, which will seat five.

#evtol #flyarcher #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #airtaxi #electricaircraft #evtolmag

@volocopter_official announced this week that it r

@volocopter_official announced this week that it raised €200 million ($241 million) in a Series D fundraising round, bringing its total funding to date to €322 million ($388 million). The company is aiming to certify its two-seat VoloCity eVTOL and launch commercial air taxi service within the next two years, giving it a head start on competitors with larger, more capable aircraft models. “We believe, at the outset, we’re going to be the ones flying into the city for many years to come without direct competition," said CEO Florian Reuter. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #volocopter #volocity #airtaxi #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

The Silicon Valley eVTOL developer Kitty Hawk is t

The Silicon Valley eVTOL developer Kitty Hawk is teaming up with Falck to explore emergency response applications for its single-seat Project Heaviside aircraft, shown here. Based in Denmark, Falck is an emergency services and healthcare company that is already assessing the potential of drone technology for prehospital and ambulance services. “The agreement with Kitty Hawk takes us to the next level in our commitment to integrate eVTOL aircraft into our ambulance operations,” stated Falck CEO Jakob Riis. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #kittyhawk #projectheaviside #heaviside #advancedairmobility #falck #drone #evtolmag

@flyarcher announced this week that it plans to la

@flyarcher announced this week that it plans to launch an urban air mobility network in the skies above Los Angeles beginning in 2024. LA is a hub for @united, which recently invested in the startup and conditionally agreed to purchase up to $1 billion of its eVTOL aircraft. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #flyarcher #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #airtaxi #electricaviation #evtolmag

@joby_aviation is going public! Joby confirmed it

@joby_aviation is going public! Joby confirmed it is combining with the special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners in a deal that will value the eVTOL developer at $6.6 billion (more details at the link in our bio). Joby also released new in-flight footage of its five-seat, all-electric air taxi prototype, which the company says can travel 150 miles on a single charge.

#evtol #jobyaviation #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #spac #futuretech #evtolmag

@liliumaviation has announced it will partner with

@liliumaviation has announced it will partner with Spanish aerostructures manufacturer @aciturri_ to build the composite structure of its eVTOL aircraft, which the company plans to launch into serial production in 2024. Using carbon fiber composites supplied by Toray, Aciturri will work collaboratively with Lilium’s engineers to design and manufacture the Lilium Jet's complex fuselage structure as well as the highly integrated canards and wing structures that support the aircraft’s propulsion systems. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #airtaxi #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

Tuesday was a rough day for @ehang.official — an

Tuesday was a rough day for @ehang.official — and its investors. Activist short-seller Wolfpack Research released a report alleging that the Chinese eVTOL developer has grossly misrepresented its revenue, intellectual property, and progress toward bringing its autonomous “passenger-grade” aircraft to market, causing the company’s stock to plunge more than 60 percent. Full details at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #ehang #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #drone #evtolmag

What a week it has been in the eVTOL world! Now Jo

What a week it has been in the eVTOL world! Now Joby Aviation is reportedly close to an agreement to go public via a merger with blank-check company Reinvent Technology Partners in a deal that will value the eVTOL developer at $5.7 billion. Lilium is also in talks with SPACs, including Qell Acquisition Corp, according to multiple sources. Full details at eVTOL.com. Meantime, enjoy this new photo from Joby of its electric air taxi prototype in flight testing!

#evtol #jobyaviation #spac #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #airtaxi #evtolmag

It's been less than a year since @flyarcher exited

It's been less than a year since @flyarcher exited stealth. Now, the eVTOL developer is going public via SPAC at a $3.8 billion valuation and with a commitment from @united to acquire up to 200 aircraft to fly passengers to and from its hub airports and in dense urban environments.

“This deal represents so much more than just a commercial agreement for our aircraft, but rather the start of a relationship that we believe will accelerate our timeline to market as a result of United’s strategic guidance around FAA certification, operations and maintenance," said Archer co-founder Brett Adcock. The company, which is using a two-seat aircraft for development purposes, aims to launch its five-seat air taxi in the 2023-24 timeframe. Read more at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #flyarcher #unitedairlines #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #spac #evtolmag

Big news today from Joby Aviation, which says it h

Big news today from Joby Aviation, which says it has established a certification basis with the FAA for its five-seat eVTOL air taxi. That's a key milestone that paves the way for seeing the aircraft in service in the next few years (Joby is aiming for 2024). “While we still have several years of aircraft testing ahead of us, we now have a clearly defined, and achievable, path to certifying our aircraft and introducing customer flights,” said Joby founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #jobyaviation #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #flighttest #evtolmag

@airspeeder has revealed the latest version of its

@airspeeder has revealed the latest version of its racing eVTOL, the Mk3. The full-sized, remotely operated aircraft will be used in an upcoming racing series that will serve as a technical proving ground for the company's ultimate goal — a racing series with human operators at the controls. More than 10 identical racing vehicles are now in production at the company's headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia. "The initial Mk3 races will provide vital information on vehicle dynamics, performance, safety and powertrain technology that will inform the final development of the manned Mk4 Airspeeder vehicle," the company says.

#evtol #airspeeder #flyingcars #droneracing #evtolmag

Say hello to Sigma Six, the optimized eVTOL design

Say hello to Sigma Six, the optimized eVTOL design from @airspace_xp. Although the company is only showing a silhouette of the aircraft for now, CEO Jon Rimanelli discussed the design extensively at @vtolsociety's Electric VTOL Symposium this week. “Over the last four years, we designed, modeled and built as many as six different subscale electric VTOL configurations, and what we have now is a design that incorporates innovations and lessons learned into a very exciting configuration which we have now frozen, that we are now calling the Sigma Six aircraft,” he said. Get the full scoop at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #airspacexp #sigmasix #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtol2021 #evtolmag

@liliumaviation is expanding its presence in Flori

@liliumaviation is expanding its presence in Florida through a partnership with @Ferrovial that will see the companies develop more than 10 vertiports across the Sunshine State (exact locations TBA). Ferrovial told us, "We’re an infrastructure company, so we are not the ones to develop an aircraft or jet, but we have a big ambition to be the infrastructure partner for those kinds of companies — Lilium and the rest.” Read more about the announcement at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #ferrovial #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #regionalairmobility #evtolmag

Our contributor Alex Scerri recently caught up wit

Our contributor Alex Scerri recently caught up with @manta_aircraft CEO Lucas Marchesini to learn more about the company's ANN2 hybrid VTOL concept. Follow the link in our bio for the full scoop!

#evtol #mantaaircraft #ann2 #hybrid #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #evtolmag

@volocopter_official is setting its sights on the

@volocopter_official is setting its sights on the United States! The company announced today that is seeking concurrent type certificate validation from the FAA for its VoloCity air taxi (shown here), which would allow the company to enter the U.S. market soon after EASA certifies the aircraft. Full details at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #volocopter #volocity #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Big news today from @flyarcher, which announced a

Big news today from @flyarcher, which announced a partnership with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (@fca_group) to tap the automaker’s supply chain and manufacturing expertise as Archer pursues volume production of its passenger eVTOL aircraft. Just under a year after it emerged from stealth, Archer has grown its engineering team to over 60 members, with plans to unveil and fly its full-scale eVTOL prototype this year. Follow the link in our bio for the full scoop!

#evtol #archeraviation #flyarcher #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Stay tuned for more news about Beta, which has som

Stay tuned for more news about Beta, which has some exciting developments in the pipeline! 💪⚡️ #Repost @ericadams321
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The @beta.aircraft Alia-250 electric airplane, shown during a flight test yesterday above Plattsburgh, NY. More on the company’s progress soon. Note: the four boom-mounted rotors, which enable vertical takeoffs and landings, weren’t installed for this test, as the engineers were focusing on conventional flight qualities on this outing. Aircraft development is all about understanding and honing every facet of flight, both individually and collectively.

😸 #Repost @baykarsavunma . Test ekibimiz olduk

😸 #Repost @baykarsavunma
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Test ekibimiz oldukça kalabalık... 😉

Ekibe katılmayı alışkanlık haline getirmiş, #CEZERİ'nin uçuş testlerini izlemeyi seven yavru bir sarmanımız da var. 🐈

#MilliTeknolojiHamlesi ✈️🚘🇹🇷

Happy New Year! When we tallied up the 10 most-vie

Happy New Year! When we tallied up the 10 most-viewed stories on eVTOL.com for 2020, two of them were about the CityAirbus demonstrator: "Airbus reaffirms commitment to CityAirbus eVTOL" (#9) and "CityAirbus performs first public flight demonstration" (#1). Follow the link in our bio to see what else made the list.

#evtol #airbus #cityairbus #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

@xtiaircraft has shared new photos of its proof of

@xtiaircraft has shared new photos of its proof of concept aircraft undergoing tests in Utah. XTI is currently pursuing two aircraft with the same basic configuration: the six-seat TriFan 600 for passenger transportation, and a smaller TriFan 200 cargo/logistics drone. XTI announced last month that it plans to use VerdeGo Aero's high-efficiency diesel (Jet-A) hybrid powertrain for the TriFan 200, with the goal of transporting 500 lb. (225 kg) of cargo on missions of more than 200 nautical miles (370 km).

#evtol #xtiaircraft #trifan600 #trifan200 #hybrid #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #aeriallogistics #evtolmag

@ehang.official is teaming up with the real estate

@ehang.official is teaming up with the real estate company Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Limited to launch an aerial sightseeing service with its two-seat EH216 passenger drone in Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, China. The trial program will be operated by EHang and based at Greenland Hong Kong’s Forest Lake real estate project. Visit eVTOL.com for full details and video. And if you're one of the lucky passengers, don't forget to mind those props on your way out!

#evtol #ehang #eh216 #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #drone #aerialtourism #aerialsightseeing #evtolmag

Sources tell us that @liliumaviation may be the la

Sources tell us that @liliumaviation may be the latest tech company considering going public via a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. SPACs have advantages for companies with transformational technologies, who can tell their story to potential investors in a way they can't always do through traditional IPOs. But going public carries some big risks, too. Follow the link in our bio for the full breakdown on what Lilium's entry into the public markets could mean for the rest of the eVTOL industry.

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #urbanairmobility #avdancedairmobility #regionalairmobility #evtolmag

Check it out! #Repost @facc_ag The first test fl

Check it out! #Repost @facc_ag

The first test flight with the autonomous flight taxi EHang 216 was successfully carried out on our premises in St. Martin im Innkreis (Upper Austria). The flight took place under the supervision of the Austrian aviation authority Austro Control, which granted the test permit. This is the starting point for a comprehensive test programme and for the approval of an innovative, highly flexible and sustainable traffic and transport solution for urban metropolitan areas.

#beyondhorizons #AAV #aviation #aviationlovers #instaaviation #UAMP #airtaxis

Here's a neat image from @nasaaero's Patricia Vent

Here's a neat image from @nasaaero's Patricia Ventura Diaz showing an airflow simulation for a six-passenger quadcopter air taxi. To create this visualization, the Pleiades and Electra supercomputers at NASA's Ames Research Center were used to process the hundreds of millions of data points that are the result of four three-bladed rotors rotating and slightly flexing as they do. Simulations help engineers evaluate how well novel eVTOL concepts are meeting their design goals, which in this case include minimizing the interaction between the front and rear rotors, while keeping an efficient and compact configuration. The background shows the pressure oscillations, where white is high and black is low.

#evtol #nasa #nasaaero #simulation #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

@ehang.official and its Austrian manufacturing par

@ehang.official and its Austrian manufacturing partner @facc_ag have received approval from Austria's civil aviation authority to conduct ongoing flight trials with the EH216 eVTOL. As part of the approval process, the partners conducted an initial EH216 flight test last month at FACC's facilities in St. Martin im Innkreis. “The successful test flight of our autonomous flying taxi in Austrian airspace is the starting signal for a comprehensive test program for EHang 216,” stated Robert Machtlinger, CEO of FACC AG. “We are thus creating the basis for the approval of an innovative, highly flexible and sustainable traffic and transport solution for urban centers.” Read more at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #ehang #ehang216 #eh216 #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Big news from @volocopter_official, which announce

Big news from @volocopter_official, which announced plans to launch operations in Singapore within the next three years. The company will start with a single sightseeing route along Marina Bay, but intends to be operating a network of air taxi routes over the city-state by 2026. This photo shows the Volocopter 2X during its demo flight in Singapore last year, but for commercial service, the company will use its VoloCity eVTOL, now in development. Full details at eVTOL.com!

#evtol #volocopter #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #singapore #evtolmag

Want to fly one of these? @liliumaviation announce

Want to fly one of these? @liliumaviation announced it is partnering with @lufthansaaviationtraining to develop a pilot sourcing and training program to qualify pilots to fly the Lilium Jet. The first phase will consist of type rating training for qualified commercial pilots, using technologies including mixed and virtual reality. Lilium said the program will be the first of its kind globally and a significant milestone on its road to launch.

#evtol #lilium #liliumjet #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #regionalairmobility #pilot #flighttraining #evtolmag

Check it out! New video from @airbus_helicopters s

Check it out! New video from @airbus_helicopters shows the ongoing progress of the CityAirbus eVTOL demonstrator at the company's drone test center in Manching, Germany. The all-electric, four-seat multicopter is helping Airbus develop key technologies for future vertical-lift platforms, including electric flight and autonomy. You can find lots more about the project on eVTOL.com by searching for "CityAirbus".

#evtol #airbus #airbushelicopters #cityairbus #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #flighttest #autonomy #evtolmag

@uber is offloading its air taxi business! The rid

@uber is offloading its air taxi business! The ridehailing company that has served as a galvanizing force in the eVTOL industry is in advanced talks to hand off its Uber Elevate division to @joby_aviation, Axios reported today. We've confirmed that with our own sources and also learned that Uber offered the business to multiple potential buyers, including Hyundai. The full story on this major development is now live at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #uber #uberelevate #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

What do these aircraft have in common? Besides the

What do these aircraft have in common? Besides the ability to take off and land vertically, they'll both be playing a key role in @nasaaero's Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign. NASA plans to use the Bell OH-58C Kiowa helicopter in an Integrated Dry Run Test starting next month. This will set the stage for Developmental Test with @joby_aviation's eVTOL in 2021, which will help define the flight scenarios to be tested by multiple eVTOL developers during National Campaign-1 in 2022. Read more about the program at eVTOL.com.

#helicopter #evtol #jobyaviation #flighttest #nasaaero #advancedairmobility #urbanairmobility #verticalmag #evtolmag

eVTOL developers like @joby_aviation want to use a

eVTOL developers like @joby_aviation want to use automation to make their aircraft not only easier to fly, but safer than conventional aircraft, too. Today, most aviation accidents are related to pilot error, including some accidents in which pilots were unable to compensate for automation failures. Proponents of "simplified vehicle operations" are pursuing highly reliable and redundant automated systems that don't count on human pilots to take over if things go wrong. Follow the link in our bio for our deep dive on SVO.

#evtol #jobyaviation #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #evtolmag

Alaka'i Technologies is joining @nasaaero's Advanc

Alaka'i Technologies is joining @nasaaero's Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign with @skaiglobal, its eVTOL aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells. It was one of two new vehicle partnerships announced by NASA last week (the other being with Wisk, highlighted in our last post). More details at the link in our bio.

#evtol #skai #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #hydrogen #evtolmag

NASA is teaming up with @wisk.aero, maker of the s

NASA is teaming up with @wisk.aero, maker of the self-flying Cora eVTOL air taxi, to study how autonomous vehicles like Cora could eventually find their way into the national airspace system. The partnership will start with modeling and simulation, with intention to progress toward live flight trials in the future. With more than 1,400 test flights under its belt (one of which is shown here), "Wisk brings a tremendous amount of experience in eVTOL vehicle development, automation technologies, and flight test, and combines it with a safety-first mindset towards advancing autonomous flight,” said @nasaaero's Robert Pearce. Read more at eVTOL.com.

#evtol #wiskaero #cora #airtaxi #urbanairmobility #advancedairmobility #flighttest #autonomy #evtolmag