Textron Building Prototype For Nexus Tiltrotor eVTOL

Nexus
Under Textron eAviation, Bell’s Nexus eVTOL air taxi has morphed from ducted fans to tilting rotors.
Credit: Textron eViation
Textron has restarted work on the Nexus electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi but moved the program from Bell to a new unit within its eAviation business segment focused on sustainable flight. The company has also switched to a tiltrotor design from the original ducted-fan concept...
Graham Warwick

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