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How did we miss this one? This Spanish eVTOL has been flying in prototype form for a number of years now, using a unique 4×4-prop FlyFree tilting mechanism designed to keep the cabin level – and a new five-seat design takes things up a level.Continue R… Continue reading Video: Odd Spanish eVTOL demonstrates fractal propulsion system
Chinese company AeroHT previewed some of the weirdest, and most potentially disruptive vehicles of 2023 at its parent company Xpeng’s tech day last October. We had to stifle a giggle when we saw the Land Aircraft Carrier (LAC), an all-terrain van-like … Continue reading 6×6 eVTOL-launcher adventure van edges closer to a new travel reality
After making its first manned eVTOL flight last June, Florida’s Doroni Aerospace has announced its next model. The H1X rocks coaxial ducted fans and pusher props, and targets 120 mph (200 km/h) cruise speeds for up to 40 minutes.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Doroni announces fan-in-wing, cruise-capable buy ‘n’ fly eVTOL
There are now a number of companies working on eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) “air taxis,” most of which look a bit like larger versions of consumer quadcopter drones. The eCopter is different, however, in a way that could make it more l… Continue reading FlyNow eCopter takes a smaller, simpler approach to “air taxi” travel
There are now a number of companies working on eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) “air taxis,” most of which look a bit like larger versions of consumer quadcopter drones. The eCopter is different, however, in a way that could make it more l… Continue reading FlyNow eCopter takes a smaller, simpler approach to “air taxi” travel
Florida’s LuftCar has designed a real burger with the lot: a hydrogen-powered jeepney van that backs into a special detachable airframe to turn into a high-speed, long-range, cruise-capable vectored-thrust eVTOL, perfect for island hopping.Continue Rea… Continue reading LuftCar signs deal to develop detachable flying vans in the Philippines
While some other urban air mobility startups are still just producing renderings, eHang’s EH 216 eVTOL has already been tested and cleared for commercial air taxi work in its home country of China. The company has now gone a step further, by announcing… Continue reading eHang’s eVTOL air taxi will cost buyers less than $350,000 (in China)
Three months after its first takeoff, the production-spec Midnight air taxi has finished the first phase of flight testing. With the release of a new video, Archer says it expects to fly this next-gen machine with human pilots on board this year.Contin… Continue reading Archer’s futuristic Midnight air taxi completes phase 1 flight tests
In order for cargo drones to be widely adopted, it helps if they’re compatible with the existing shipping infrastructure. The creators of the Orca drone have kept this fact in mind, as their aircraft is designed to accommodate payloads stacked on stand… Continue reading Shipping-pallet-friendly Orca cargo drone is designed to fit in
The Sirius Jet will fly up to 1,150 miles (1,851 km) at speeds up to 323 mph (520 km/h) on a clean liquid-hydrogen powertrain. It’ll rise vertically off a pad thanks to a deflected vectored thrust system using 20 smallish electric ducted fans.Continue … Continue reading World’s first liquid-hydrogen eVTOL aircraft promises 1,150-mile range