Here’s our roundup of recent news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.
On March 12, XTI Aerospace Inc. was officially created, formed through completion of the merger between XTI Aircraft Company and Inpixon.
Shanghai-based TCab Tech announced on March 25 that it had raised an additional $20M in its Series A financing.
On March 8, Airbus unveiled its CityAirbus NextGen prototype eVTOL aircraft. The CityAirbus NextGen features a 40-ft (12-m) wingspan and is expected to have a capacity of one pilot and three passengers.
In a ceremony on March 6, SkyDrive launched production of its SD-05 SkyDrive eVTOL aircraft at a Suzuki Motor Corporation manufacturing plant in Iwata city, Shizuoka, SkyDrive said on March 7.
On Feb. 28, CycloTech announced that it had raised €20M ($21.7M) to fund its work on a novel propulsion system for aviation.
Pivotal announced on Feb. 22 that it delivered four BlackFly eVTOL aircraft and two flight simulators for evaluation by the US Air Force. Pivotal delivered the aircraft to Modern Technology Solutions Inc.
On Feb. 21, Pardes Hana, Israel-based AIRVEV Ltd announced that it had partnered with Nidec Motor Corporation to develop the motor for the AIR ONE, the company’s production model of its two-seat eVTOL aircraft.
Beta Technologies completed the first manned, full transition flight of its Alia A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at its flight test facility at Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York.
The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the winners of its fourth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Competition. Texas A&M University took first place, University of Maryland took second and the Georgia Institute of Technology took third.
