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Seven years after its first test flight, German electric air taxi manufacturer Lilium has run out of funding and filed for insolvency for its two primary subsidiaries.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Lilium, eVTOL, Air Taxis, Flying t… Continue reading eVTOL taxi startup Lilium is out of money and filing for insolvency
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
Earlier this year, on a trip to Europe, I dropped German eVTOL company Lilium a line, asking if I could drop in for a visit, and the team went out of their way to roll out the red carpet for me, arranging not only a sit-down with with co-founder Daniel… Continue reading How to fly a next-gen eVTOL aircraft: We take a lesson at Lilium
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
With tiny, ducted electric “jets” instead of exposed propellers, Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft looks incredible, but it’ll place a unique strain on its batteries. Lilium has invested millions into a company that makes cells it believes are up to the task.Con… Continue reading The extraordinary batteries Lilium will use for its odd eVTOL approach
Lilium is celebrating another eVTOL flight testing milestone, with video of its beautiful Phoenix 2 air taxi prototype achieving a full transition from vertical takeoff to wing-borne horizontal flight on both its main wings and canards.Continue Reading… Continue reading Lilium nails full eVTOL transition milestone in new video
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The prospect of a widespread flying taxi service like that imagined by Lilium hinges on the ability of these aircraft to seamlessly transition from vertical to horizontal flight, and the aviation startup has just demonstrated a key element of this func… Continue reading Lilium claims eVTOL landmark by transitioning main wing mid-flight
New render images and details have emerged on our favorite Chinese “I can’t believe it’s not Lilium” eVTOL air taxi project. The Pantuo Pantala Concept H, out of Shanghai, might look like the Lilium, but it promises to hit faster cruise speeds.Continue… Continue reading Pantuo Aviation unveils China’s answer to the Lilium Jet
Lilium’s eVTOL is vastly different to anything else in the air taxi world, using 36 small ducted fans in place of larger open rotors. This has advantages and disadvantages, which we’ve discussed in detail before. Essentially, smaller fans make for vast… Continue reading Lilium releases 5th-gen eVTOL flight test footage with sound