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Joby Aviation S4 2.0 (pre-production prototype) - evtol.news
200 mph cruise speed (322 km/h) 150 mile range (241 km) 100 times quieter than a helicopter. Joby plans on continuing to make prototype aircraft in Marina, California, USA and will use Toyota production facilities to mass produce the aircraft.
XTI Aircraft TriFan 600 - evtol.news
Aug 4, 2022 · XTI is targeting the existing turbine business aircraft and rotorcraft markets, and the emerging Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. The TriFan 600 is specifically differentiated from the hundreds of eVTOL (electric VTOL) aircraft under development by its significantly greater comfort, range, and speed.
EHang EH216-S (production model) - evtol.news
On July 31, 2020, EHang announced the world’s first large payload intelligent aerial firefighting eVTOL aircraft and the design is based on EHang's 216 passenger eVTOL aircraft. The new firefighting version of EH216-S, designated as the "EH216-F" …
Archer’s Midnight Showing - evtol.news
Santa Clara, California-based Archer Aviation unveiled a full-scale mockup of its five-seat Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft during an open house event in Palo Alto, California, on Nov. 16.
eVTOL Leaders Deliver - evtol.news
Sep 4, 2024 · eVTOL Leaders Deliver. By Mike Hirschberg, Director of Stategy Vertiflite, Sept/Oct 2024. In the past few months, the leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made progress in delivering on their vision for advanced air mobility (AAM).
Archer Aviation Maker (technology demonstrator) - evtol.news
Jun 10, 2021 · Archer Aviation is developing multiple models of all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities, called advanced air mobility (AAM). The company announced its launch on May 21, 2020.
Volocopter VoloCity (prototype) - evtol.news
Sep 16, 2020 · The most recent Volocopter model is the VoloCity eVTOL multicopter aircraft which serves as the company’s first production model. On Sept. 16, 2020, Volocopter announced it was taking reservations for demonstration flights: Be one of the very first people to take a ride with the VoloCity Air Taxi.
Highlights from AirVenture 2024 - evtol.news
Aug 29, 2024 · Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and electric aircraft have a growing presence in the annual Oshkosh fly-in. Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) founder Paul Poberezny used to say about the AirVenture fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, “You come for the airplanes, but you stay for the people.”.