MD Aircraft Eyes Electric Regional Market With Battery-Swapping Design

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MD Aircraft expects to launch into flight testing with its all-electric MDA1 eViator in late 2027 or early 2028.

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German aircraft manufacturer MD Aircraft is advancing development of a nine-passenger electric regional aircraft designed around swappable batteries, with flight testing now expected in late 2027 or early 2028. The MDA1 eViator is an all-electric, conventionally configured fixed-wing aircraft...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Rhode Island, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is a contributor to Aviation Week’s Business Aviation & AAM Report.

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