Video: Odd Spanish eVTOL demonstrates fractal propulsion system

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

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

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

eHang’s eVTOL air taxi will cost buyers less than $350,000 (in China)

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)

Archer’s futuristic Midnight air taxi completes phase 1 flight tests

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

Supernal unveils its second-gen eVTOL air taxi at CES

Hyundai’s electric aircraft spinout has presented the eVTOL air taxi design it believes will “set the gold standard for Advanced Air Mobility.” Supernal pulled the covers off its handsome S-A2 prototype at CES, built on a new airframe architecture.Cont… Continue reading Supernal unveils its second-gen eVTOL air taxi at CES

Ballistic multi-parachute system saves eVTOL in low-altitude fall

What happens when something goes very wrong in an eVTOL aircraft? China’s AeroHT has released video of its innovative low-altitude multi-parachute system turning a catastrophic propulsion system failure into a soft-ish landing from just 50 m (164 ft) u… Continue reading Ballistic multi-parachute system saves eVTOL in low-altitude fall

Archer’s production-spec Midnight eVTOL starts flight testing

The eVTOL air taxi Archer is pushing toward production has now lifted off for the first time. The handsome, five-seat Midnight aircraft is scheduled to enter service in 2025, providing clean, quiet, short-range, traffic-busting hops over urban areas.Co… Continue reading Archer’s production-spec Midnight eVTOL starts flight testing

Now you can own your own eVTOL, if you’re crazy rich

Got a pilot’s license? That and a cool ten mil will let you take off vertically then soar horizontally through the sky with Lilium’s sleek electric-powered craft, which is now on sale in the US market. It represents the first time eVTOLs have been offe… Continue reading Now you can own your own eVTOL, if you’re crazy rich