Ascendance Progresses Work On First Full-Scale Demonstrator

Ascendance’s hybrid eVTOL Atea

The Atea is designed to carry four passengers or 450 kg (992 lb.) as far as 250 km (155 mi.).

Credit: Ascendance
Manufacture of the full-scale prototype of French startup Ascendance’s hybrid eVTOL continues to progress, the company says, keeping it on track for first piloted flight by the end of this year or early 2026. While the revised target amounts to a slight delay of previous plans to launch into company...
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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