Zuri Prepares Hybrid Tiltrotor For 2026 First Flight

Zuri has flown a half-ton, 11-m wingspan demonstrator in hover mode. Credit: Zuri

Zuri has flown a half-ton, 11-m wingspan demonstrator in hover mode.

Credit: Zuri
Prague-based hybrid-VTOL startup Zuri is planning a major shift from years of subscale demonstrators to a full-envelope tiltrotor prototype flight campaign in 2026. Founder and CEO Michal Illich says the company has deliberately avoided the urban air mobility (UAM) approach taken by eVTOL startups...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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