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The four-seat Aska A5 is the size of an SUV, but at the touch of a button it extends an array of electric propellers and converts to a cruise-capable eVTOL aircraft with an impressive hybrid range. The FAA has cleared it for flight testing.Continue Rea… Continue reading Outrageously ambitious VTOL flying car is FAA-approved for takeoff
The first production prototype has rolled off Joby Aviation’s production line in Marina, California, and the FAA has cleared it to begin flight tests with a special airworthiness certificate. It’s likely to be the first eVTOL delivered to a customer.Co… Continue reading Joby’s first production eVTOL air taxi is cleared to fly
One of the eVTOL world’s oddest ducks has announced a milestone of sorts. Alef’s Model A is a US$300,000 electric car that’s … kinda street legal, but also capable of a very unique form of flight. The company has announced limited FAA certification.C… Continue reading Weird gimballed-cabin eVTOL “flying car” receives limited FAA approval
The Lilium Jet is a proposed eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft that the German company Lilium GmbH has claimed it will bring to the market ‘soon’, which …read more Continue reading Will the Lilium Jet Work? A Deep-Dive Into the Physics Behind eVTOL Aircraft
Last year, Tokyo-based SkyDrive announced plans to launch an eVTOL taxi service at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Now the company is at the Paris Air Show to reveal design and specs changes and a production deal.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft… Continue reading SkyDrive reveals new urban eVTOL air taxi and Suzuki production deal
A fascinating eVTOL project is about to come out of stealth, showcasing a “breakthrough HyperDrive propulsion technology” that MagLev Aero claims is “dramatically more quiet, efficient, safe, sustainable and emotionally appealing to the mass market.”Co… Continue reading MagLev Aero unveils “breakthrough” HyperDrive eVTOL propulsion system
Whisper Aero says its electric aircraft propulsion systems are “20% more efficient and 100x quieter than anything else on the market.” They’re designed for drones, planes and possibly eVTOLs, and there’s also a funky-looking concept plane.Continue Read… Continue reading Whisper Aero claims radical advance in quiet, efficient electric jets
On a recent trip to Europe, I got in touch with the Lilium team and asked if I could come visit the company HQ outside Munich. On late notice, thanks to my slapstick organisational skills, the team went out of their way to pull together a full afternoo… Continue reading Interview: Lilium’s Daniel Wiegand on its eVTOL plans and progress
Having received permission from Austrian authorities to begin outdoor flight testing on its remarkable CycloRotor-propelled technology demonstrator, CycloTech has announced noise testing results for its 360-degree thrust vectoring propulsion barrels.Co… Continue reading CycloTech reveals outdoor noise level from its CycloRotor propellers
Monégasque aerial photography and drone show company McClic has successfully test-flown its MC One personal eVTOL, a simple but nice-looking coaxial octacopter with a pilot’s seat on top. Anyone can fly it, given about 10 minutes’ training.Continue Rea… Continue reading MC One personal eVTOL rocks a Monaco-grade price tag