Airbus Vahana eVTOL Marks Full Flight Transition Milestone

Credit: Vahana: Airbus
LOS ANGELES—Airbus’s Vahana electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) demonstrator has completed its first full transitions between vertical and forward flight, tilting its tandem wings fully down and cruising at 90 kt. The first full transitions were achieved on May 3 on the unmanned vehicle’s...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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