CityAirbus eVTOL Makes First Tethered Hovers And Hops

Tony Osborne May 07, 2019
Credit: CityAirbus
LONDON—Airbus Helicopter’s CityAirbus urban air mobility (UAM) demonstrator has made its milestone first hops into the air in Germany. CityAirbus—one of two electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) UAM systems developed by the company, the other being Vahana—made its first hover May 1 at the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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