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- 03 Nov 2023 11:44 PM
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In late August, China’s Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry announced that it raised ¥100M ($14M) in a funding round involving BlueRun Ventures and other investors.
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In late August, China’s Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry announced that it raised ¥100M ($14M) in a funding round involving BlueRun Ventures and other investors.
Rotor X Aircraft Manufacturing Company is inviting preorders for its Dragon eVTOL ultralight personal air vehicle (shown) after announcing on Aug. 24 that it had completed “hundreds” of uncrewed flight tests.
Battery performance and associated aircraft range capability remains a major area of focus for the nascent electric aircraft industry. The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recognized the need for civil aviation authorities to assess battery performance for electric aircraft in a recently published white paper, “Managing Range and Endurance of Battery-Electric Aircraft.”
On Aug. 15, TCab Tech revealed that it had begun testing a skeleton prototype of its E20 eVTOL aircraft.
ASKA conducted a series of tethered flight tests with its A5 eVTOL aircraft.
Transcend Air is developing an evolution of its Vy 400 turbine-powered VTOL aircraft, the Vy 421, the company revealed in early August.
Limosa, the Quebec, Canada-based eVTOL developer, unveiled the LimoConnect V2 on July 22 in a presentation at the VFS Electric Aircraft Symposium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (see “Electric Aircraft Symposium Highlights AAM Progress,” Vertiflite, Sept/Oct 2023).
AutoFlight conducted a test flight involving three prototypes of its Prosperity I eVTOL aircraft, the China-based company formally announced on July 27 (though it was briefed at the VFS Electric Aircraft Symposium, see “Electric Aircraft Symposium Highlights AAM Progress,” Vertiflite, Sept/Oct 2023).
Ampaire announced on July 20 that it had acquired all of the assets of eVTOL developer Talyn Air.
Textron eAviation announced on July 17 that It had conducted wind tunnel testing of its Nexus eVTOL aircraft.