Kitty Hawk, the Mountain View, California-based eVTOL manufacturer has revealed a third experimental aircraft concept named Heaviside – a vertical take-off and landing craft which prioritises quiet flight. The previous eVTOL concepts from the...
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There’s no time to be wasted at Hyundai. The company has become the latest car manufacturer to enter the urban air mobility market with the creation of its own urban air mobility division. And...
EHang, the Chinese drone and eVTOL manufacturer has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to $200 million shares with Nasdaq – according to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. EHang...
Volocopter has closed a EUR 50 million financing round led by Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely. The Series C financing more than doubles Volocopter’s capital. It had secured a total of EUR 35 million up...
From July 22-28 this year, legacy and experimental aviation companies were strutting their stuff, exhibiting their aircraft and ideas at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. According to...
Continental Aerospace Technologies and VerdeGo Aero have announced a strategic partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems for eVTOLs. Florida-based VerdeGo is a start-up developing its Integrated Distributed Electric Propulsion (IDEP) system, while Continental is...
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Franky Zapata, the flying enthusiast who attempted to cross the English Channel on his personal VTOL on July 25, has been unsuccessful. The VTOL – dubbed Flyboard Air – is fitted with five jet...
XTI has partnered with GE Aviation to develop a hybrid-electric propulsion system to power the XTI TriFan 600 eVTOL – with GE’s new Catalyst turboprop engine at the core. The GE Catalyst engine is...
Franky Zapata, founder of Zapata Racing, will attempt to cross the English Channel on his personal VTOL – Flyboard Air – on Thursday (25th) this week. It will be 110 years to the day...
At the Bastille Day parade in Paris last week, water-craft racer Franky Zapata amazed crowds and European dignitaries – including French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Angela Merkel – with his personal VTOL...
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