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Airbus’ “Flying Taxi” Completes Successful First Flight

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 11:17 PM ET

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The Airbus-backed Vahana electric aircraft, Alpha One, successfully completed its first self-piloted flight on January 31, 2018, in Pendleton, Oregon.
The single-passenger, egg-shaped vehicle reached a height of 16 feet during its sub-minute flight and performed a second flight the following day.
Created in 2016 by Airbus, Vahana, and A3, the project will continue development and further flight tests, soon incorporating motors from new partner MAGicALL.

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Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.