electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

Distributed-propulsion testbed flies; Airbus hydrogen APU demo; uncrewed delivery corridor; another Chinese eVTOL; and Wright’s megawatt-scale electric engine.

Published on May 2, the UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report confirms company statements immediately following the Aug. 9 incident.

AutoFlight’s V2000CG CarryAll received Chinese type certification on March 22, the first certification of a winged eVTOL aircraft in the world.

Founded in 2019, MightyFly says it is the first developer of large autonomous cargo eVTOL aircraft to receive an FAA flight corridor approval.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Joby said it will launch into flight testing with production prototypes of its S4 air taxi.

Vertical Aerospace has announced the appointment of Stuart Simpson as new CEO, replacing founder Stephen Fitzpatrick, who will join the company’s board of directors.

The Royal Aeronautical Society has released a briefing paper that serves as a “pre-mortem approach” to eVTOL safety, attempting to anticipate challenges.

The Alia eVTOL makes the first piloted full transitions between vertical and horizontal flight.

Whisper Aero is building its aerospace business around a seemingly unlikely product—a leaf blower.

China’s EHang has filed a shelf registration to sell up to $100 million in new shares via a public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Joby Aviation has rolled the second production prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi off its pilot line in Marina, California.

Another Chinese startup has emerged to fly a full-scale electric vertical-takeoff-and landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

End-to-end urban air mobility demo; integrating airborne collision avoidance system into autonomy; ZeroAvia eyes wider electric market; electrifying the Beaver

Airbus is proposing an uncrewed logistics version of the UH-72B Lakota.

EHang said it plans to initiate the type certification application for its VT-30 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Sikorsky President Paul Lemmo says the RBW is part of the company’s overall push for hybrid electric VTOL designs.

Archer had previously announced its plans to locate an international headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

The demonstration was conducted over five weeks from March 11 to April 12 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.

ZeroAvia opened a manufacturing plant on April 24 in Everett, Washington, where it plans to produce fuel cells and electric aircraft components.

“We may have to consider filing for insolvency in the foreseeable future,” Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke told Aviation Week.

Beta Technologies has conducted the first piloted full transition flight of its Alia 250 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype.

Japanese helicopter charter service AirX has signed a letter of intent with Eve Air Mobility for up to 10 firm and 40 option eVTOL air taxis.

Electric trainer tested; design tools for hydrogen aircraft; uncrewed amphibian; turbine hybrid; and cargo eVTOL.

EHang returned to the top slot in the April 2024 edition of the AAM Reality Index, with a score of 8.5/10.