Piasecki Earns $37M Air Force Contract to Develop ARES VTOL
The manufacturer is developing what it claims will be the first zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered compound helicopter on the market.
The manufacturer is developing what it claims will be the first zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered compound helicopter on the market.
The journey lasted 23 minutes and covered about 30 miles at 3,200 feet in altitude, taking off from the runway at ‘neighborhood driving’ speeds.
The eVTOL aircraft manufacturer also has a purchase agreement from the U.S. Air Force.
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The company calls the aircraft a turbogenerator-hyrbid electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft—hVTOL, for short—and claims it’s the first of its kind to fly.
Known more for its work with traditional aviation manufacturers and airlines, Honeywell is also heavily invested in the advanced air mobility space—and vice versa.
ArcosJet, Lilium’s exclusive authorized dealer in the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and Cyprus, will sell the four-seat eVTOL to private customers in the UAE.
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The eVTOL manufacturer and new partner InterGlobe will initially offer air taxi services in the Indian cities of Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
The manufacturer selected Garmin, Liebherr-Aerospace, and Intergalactic to provide the flight controls, avionics, and thermal management system for its electric air taxi.