Lilium Tweaks Its eVTOL Design for Short Running Landings

Gear for Germany-based Lilium’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) production aircraft will allow pilots the option for short running landings in addition to vertical landings.

Thom Patterson

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 11:56 AM ET

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Imagery shows the finalized preliminary design for the Lilium Jet, including newly added traditional landing gear and canard winglets. [Courtesy: Lilium]

Key Takeaways:

Lilium has added traditional tricycle landing gear to its eVTOL Jet design, enabling short running landings as an alternative to vertical landings, which enhances safety, operating range, energy management, and aids in certification.
Other design optimizations include a reduction in ducted fans (from 36 to 30) and the integration of high-performance battery cells from Zenlabs/Customcells, critical for the aircraft's efficiency and future upgrades.
The Lilium Jet is progressing towards EASA certification, aiming for a launch range of approximately 250 km, and has secured significant provisional agreements with customers like Azul and NetJets.

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Germany-based Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM) has revealed a key design change in its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft currently under development: the addition of traditional landing gear.

Engineers said adding tricycle landing gear to the finalized preliminary design of the Lilium Jet will offer pilots the option to execute short running landings as an alternative to landing vertically.