As Certification Tests Begin, Lilium Welcomes Closer EASA/FAA Ties

Lilium Jet MSN-2

Produced by Spain’s Aciturri, the fuselage for the second Lilium Jet, MSN-2, has arrived at the final-assembly plant outside Munich.

Credit: Lilium
For Lilium, recent revisions of the certification requirements for electric vertical-takeoff-landing (EVTOL) aircraft that narrowed the gap between European and U.S. regulators comes as welcome news as the German startup assembles its first flight-test aircraft and begins component ground tests for...
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