An Air One test demonstrator during hover tests last month in Israel. [Courtesy: Air]
Key Takeaways:
Israeli eVTOL developer Air has successfully completed hover tests for its Air One prototype, an aircraft uniquely focused on the consumer market for personal air mobility.
The two-seat, all-electric Air One is designed for daily use with a 110-mile range, fits in most garages, and can fully recharge in an hour, with consumer deliveries targeted for 2024.
Israeli electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Air has completed hover tests with its Air One prototype demonstrator, the company announced Tuesday.
Two weeks of hover tests began last month in northern Israel and the aircraft performed as expected, with “full control and stability,” Air said.
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Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4
