Tests Begin In Germany For VTOL Electric Air-Taxi

German startup Lillium has begun flight testing an unmanned prototype of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi. The Gilching, Bavaria-based company has also unveiled the planned five-seat production version, which is expected to fly in 2019. The full-size prototype, called the...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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