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Short takeoff and landing (STOL) might prove a practical alternative to VTOL in the early days of electric aviation. VTOL aircraft use an enormous amount of energy lifting themselves off the ground, dramatically cutting the range they can squeeze out o… Continue reading Metro Hop says its e-STOL plane can get airborne off a 25-meter runway
Chinese air mobility company EHang is on a mission to get its autonomous air taxis into the air around the globe. After flying into Spain earlier this year, the air taxi firm has now been granted its first trial flight permit in the European Union – bu… Continue reading EHang secures first test flight permit in the heart of Europe
Germany’s Volocopter has committed to launching commercial eVTOL flights in Singapore “within the next two to three years,” and advance tickets have already sold out to early adopters eager to take the first joyrides in this electric air taxi.Continue … Continue reading Volocopter sells out its first tourist eVTOL flights in Singapore
A lot of things are up in the air, if you’ll excuse the pun, when it comes to the emerging eVTOL air taxi market. We don’t know who will be first to get an airframe certified, or how many years away that might be. We don’t know which designs and powert… Continue reading Joby Aviation reportedly set to buy Uber Elevate
From 1935 to 1948, French manufacturer Avions Mauboussin was known for its light sporting aircraft. Its name has now been revived, by a French startup that plans on building hybrid STOL (short take-off and landing) airplanes.Continue ReadingCategory: A… Continue reading Famed French aviation company lends its name to new hybrid aircraft
Chinese air mobility company EHang has completed three test flights in South Korea to show off the passenger transport, emergency response and air tourism potential of its all-electric two-passenger autonomous aerial vehicle, the EHang 216.Continue Rea… Continue reading EHang air taxi takes off on three-venue flight tour of South Korea
An Australian company has popped out of stealth mode to reveal a new electric VTOL aircraft that is already at the pre-flight prototype stage. AMSL Aero’s Vertiia aircraft can fly up to 800 km (500 miles) on hydrogen, and it’ll start out as an air ambu… Continue reading Australian eVTOL prototype debuts a new spin on the tilt rotor
Austrian company Cyclotech is planning to begin flight-testing an 80-kg (176-lb) demonstrator of its unique electric VTOL airframe, which uses Voith-Schneider propellers instead of rotors for exceptional agility and control in the air.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Cyclotech brings a totally unique propulsion system to the eVTOL world
Innovation hub Paris Region, airport operator ADP and urban transport operator RATP are eyeing the development of an urban air mobility branch ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, and have joined forces with German air taxi startup … Continue reading Electric air taxi could take to the Paris skies in time for the Olympics
Some 50 miles outside London, roughly in between Cambridge and Oxford, lies a decent-sized town called Milton Keynes. A couple of miles outside Milton Keynes sits Cranfield Airport, originally built in World War 2. It’s got a couple of runways, one tha… Continue reading Samad Aerospace proposes high-speed, long-range, hybrid VTOL jetplanes