Lift Aircraft Sells Outlandish, Ultralight Personal eVTOL to Public Safety Agencies

The manufacturer of Hexa is now selling the pinwheel-shaped aircraft to law enforcement, first responders, medical providers, and other customers.

Jack Daleo

Friday, December 08, 2023 at 06:41 PM ET

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Lift Aircraft’s Hexa may soon assist firefighters, police, emergency medical services, and other customers. [Courtesy: Lift Aircraft]

Key Takeaways:

Lift Aircraft has launched sales of its single-seat Hexa eVTOL aircraft, initially targeting public safety agencies such as fire departments, police, and medical providers.
The Hexa is designed for accessibility, qualifying as an FAA Part 103 ultralight, which means no pilot certification is required, and basic training can be completed in under an hour.
It is intended for various emergency and disaster response applications, with future plans for personal use and commercialization in cities like New York and through partnerships in Japan.

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If you look to the skies next year and are shocked to see your local firefighters, police officers, or emergency responders zipping around in strange, futuristic aircraft…don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Lift Aircraft, the manufacturer of a funky, single-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) design called Hexa, on Thursday announced that the aircraft is now on sale to fire departments, police departments, medical providers, and other public safety agencies.