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.
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Archer Aviation’s New Senior Exec Has Extensive Commercial Aviation Background
Electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation increased its commercial aviation expertise Tuesday by naming longtime executive Tom Anderson as its chief operating officer, urban air mobility.
Watch: Test Flight of New Proof of Concept eVTOL
AutoFlight this week released a flight test video of its latest proof of concept electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi, named Prosperity I.
Joby Secretly Bought a Hydrogen-Electric Aircraft Developer
California-based air taxi developer Joby Aviation confirmed to FLYING that it secretly purchased German hydrogen-powered aircraft developer H2Fly.
Larger, Faster Volocopter Air Taxi Makes Its First Flight
German eVTOL developer Volocopter announces that its larger, faster, four-seat VoloConnect air taxi flew for the first time last month.
Why Are So Many Aviation Innovators Meeting in Arkansas?
Leaders from Airbus, Beta, Boeing, Blade, Joby, Wisk, and Volocopter are meeting in Bentonville for the annual UP.Summit.
Why is the Auto Industry So Interested in eVTOLs?
A new partnership between Eve Air Mobility and Porsche is just the latest example of the strengthening alliance between eVTOL and the auto industry.
Electric Aircraft Flies Eight Legs Across Six States
In a remarkable milestone for an electric aircraft, Beta Technologies has flown its Alia test demonstrator on an eight-leg mission across six states achieving a total distance of 1,219 nm.
Lilium Names Airbus Exec as New CEO
Germany-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM) named Airbus (Euronext FR: AIR.FP) executive Klaus Roewe on Wednesday as its new chief executive officer, succeeding current CEO and co-founder Daniel Wiegand. Roewe, who led Airbus’ successful A320 and A320neo airliner programs, is expected to begin his new role on August 1, while […]
Lilium eVTOL Achieves a Major Test Flight Hurdle
Germany-based electric vertical takeoff and landing developer Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM) announced Tuesday it has achieved one of the most challenging hurdles of eVTOL flight: a main wing transition from hovering to horizontal flight in a full-size demonstrator aircraft.
