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 landing gear to its eVTOL Jet, enabling short running landings that enhance safety, flexibility, operating range, and critical energy management for certification.
Other design refinements include reducing the number of ducted propulsors from 36 to 30, optimizing fuselage dimensions, and adjusting wing and canard placement.
Powered by high-performance Zenlabs/Customcells batteries, the Lilium Jet is progressing towards EASA certification with a finalized preliminary design targeting a 250 km launch range.

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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.