World’s best-selling air taxi: Florida company unveils new prototype

Eve has unveiled its first full-sized prototype eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) air taxi today during the UK’s 45th Farnborough Airshow. It’s called the Eve Air Mobility.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: eVTOL, Air Taxis… Continue reading World’s best-selling air taxi: Florida company unveils new prototype

“Thousands” of electric heli-pods ordered for upcoming World Expo

Austrian startup FlyNow is opening manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia, after the announcement that “thousands” of its coaxial twin-rotor helicopters will transport visitors at the upcoming World Expo in Riyadh.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, … Continue reading “Thousands” of electric heli-pods ordered for upcoming World Expo

Joby’s 523-mile eVTOL flight: A huge leap for hydrogen aviation

It’s the first flight of its kind ever announced, an enormous technical milestone, an absolute demolition of Joby’s previous 154-mile (248-km) record, and a strong move that looks beyond the company’s first priority: putting battery-powered air taxi op… Continue reading Joby’s 523-mile eVTOL flight: A huge leap for hydrogen aviation

China’s CATL promises a revolutionary long-range electric aircraft by 2028

Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL) is the current world leader in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles, owning 37% of the entire market share. Nearly every major car manufacturer, from Ford to Tesla, is using CATL batteries… Continue reading China’s CATL promises a revolutionary long-range electric aircraft by 2028

Archer’s Midnight air taxi completes first transition flight

After nailing its first full-size electric take-off and landing (eVTOL) transition in 2022 with the Maker technology demonstrator, Archer Aviation has revealed that its Midnight aircraft has successfully transitioned from hover to horizontal flight, be… Continue reading Archer’s Midnight air taxi completes first transition flight

Watch: High-tech eSTOL aircraft hardly needs any runway

While alien-looking eVTOL aircraft are stealing the headlines, Electra’s slightly more conventional approach is beating the likes of Joby, Archer, Lilium and Vertical Aerospace on pre-sales. Indeed, we pointed out in January that this company’s pre-ord… Continue reading Watch: High-tech eSTOL aircraft hardly needs any runway

Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Imagine waking early Sunday morning to ride the twisty coastal mountains of beautiful southern California. It’s going to be a perfect day and you expect exactly zero traffic, because you’re leaving the Hayabusa in the garage and taking your UDX Airwolf… Continue reading Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

Imagine waking early Sunday morning to ride the twisty coastal mountains of beautiful southern California. It’s going to be a perfect day and you expect exactly zero traffic, because you’re leaving the Hayabusa in the garage and taking your UDX Airwolf… Continue reading Cruise-capable eVTOL flying motorcycle rocks tilting thrusters

$190,000 eVTOL deliveries begin July – no license required

Personal flight is currently undergoing a renaissance thanks to the rapid advancement of so many requisite industrial technologies. The next phase of personal flight is poised to begin and the production version of this aircraft could well mark the occ… Continue reading $190,000 eVTOL deliveries begin July – no license required

Video: Beta Alia nails first manned eVTOL transition to cruise flight

Ever since its launch, we thought Vermont’s Beta Technologies might prove itself the real deal in an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) world dominated by renderings, concepts, prototypes and other “maybe somedays.”Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Video: Beta Alia nails first manned eVTOL transition to cruise flight