Doroni opens orders on its H1 personal lift & cruise eVTOL

Doroni says it’s just months away from a full-scale, flying prototype of its H1 two-seat personal eVTOL design. Where most in this space build the simplest and cheapest multicopter-style airframes possible, the H1 offers dedicated horizontal thrust, to… Continue reading Doroni opens orders on its H1 personal lift & cruise eVTOL

SkyFly Axe personal eVTOL flies in the sky, as the name suggests

London company SkyFly has opened pre-orders on a two-seat personal eVTOL aircraft called the Axe. Scheduled to begin customer deliveries in 2024, the Axe promises 160-km/h (100-mph) top speeds, up to 320 km (200 miles) of range, and a winged airframe.C… Continue reading SkyFly Axe personal eVTOL flies in the sky, as the name suggests

Ryse Recon buy ‘n’ fly eVTOL celebrates first manned flight

American company Ryse Aerotech has released video of its first manned flight test, undertaken back in June. The Recon eVTOL is pitched as a buy ‘n’ fly ultralight aircraft that farmers and ranchers can put to immediate use without a pilot’s license.Con… Continue reading Ryse Recon buy ‘n’ fly eVTOL celebrates first manned flight

Israel’s Air One personal eVTOL begins full-scale flight testing

Cleared for airworthiness, Air’s first full-scale eVTOL prototype has started flight testing. The Air One is an attractive two-seat manned multicopter with wings, designed for personal ownership and fun flight dynamics, with a US$150,000 price tag.Cont… Continue reading Israel’s Air One personal eVTOL begins full-scale flight testing

LEO Flight reveals alpha prototype for its eVTOL flying hypercar

LEO Flight, formerly known as Urban eVTOL, has presented a manned alpha prototype for its LEO Coupe, a flying hypercar the company says will eventually be capable of carrying three people at speeds up to 250 mph (400 km/h), complete with “dynamic” hand… Continue reading LEO Flight reveals alpha prototype for its eVTOL flying hypercar

Jetson CEO takes his eVTOL on a commute to work

Walk out into your back yard, jump into a next-generation electric VTOL flying machine, lift off and soar your way to the office helipad: that’s the dream of personal eVTOL ownership, and Jetson co-founder Tomasz Patan has lived it, in a new video.Cont… Continue reading Jetson CEO takes his eVTOL on a commute to work

Full-scale Air One eVTOL prototype unveiled at the Kentucky Derby

An interesting intersection between the future and past of human mobility this weekend, as Israeli company Air chose the Kentucky Derby to debut the full-size prototype of its Air One, a two-seat, buy ‘n’ fly personal eVTOL aircraft focused on fun.Cont… Continue reading Full-scale Air One eVTOL prototype unveiled at the Kentucky Derby

Zeva presents the first flight video of its full-size eVTOL UFO

Zeva’s tail-sitting one-person eVTOL flying saucer proposes to fling its pilot head-first through the sky at high speed, encased in a stamped-composite disc body that doubles as a lift-generating wing. It’s far and away one of the strangest air taxi co… Continue reading Zeva presents the first flight video of its full-size eVTOL UFO

Bellwether releases profoundly uninspiring eVTOL test-flight footage

Bellwether has begun flight-testing its stunning Volar eVTOL flying supercar design at half scale, but the video appears to confirm our fears: all style with little substance, it appears to be a wobbly quadcopter drone with a flashy bodykit.Continue Re… Continue reading Bellwether releases profoundly uninspiring eVTOL test-flight footage

Bellwether’s gorgeous Volar eVTOL begins flight testing at half-scale

The UK’s Bellwether Industries has built and flown a half-scale prototype of its stunning Volar eVTOL, and is preparing to release footage. It’s the most brazenly futuristic design we’ve ever seen, a flying hypercar for a utopia even sci-fi doesn’t dar… Continue reading Bellwether’s gorgeous Volar eVTOL begins flight testing at half-scale