electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

The proof-of-concept aircraft uses off-the-shelf systems.

With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,500 lb. (1,133 kg), the company describes the aircraft as the “largest civilian drone available for purchase today.”

The startup also announced a new $175 million equity raise.

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Archer Aviation has released new details about its planned air taxi network in Los Angeles, one of the startup’s key launch cities, which it says can become operational as soon as 2026.

The EL-2 Goldfinch is a two-seat technology demonstrator that combines hybrid-electric propulsion with a blown-lift architecture.

Constructed at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto site in Brazil, the first Eve prototype was rolled out at a company event in July.

Beta Technologies has received FAA approval to commence dual-seat pilot training in its all-electric Alia vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Aevex manufactures loitering munitions and uncrewed surface vessels in Tampa, Florida.

Archer says it is on track to complete construction of its high rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, by year’s end.

The design builds on experience from the Air One vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.

It may prove difficult to square commercial expectations with safety requirements.

The latest Jetson One V2 Mk5 frame features design tweaks to accommodate the final battery design.

A subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, AeroHT raised more than $500 million in Series A funding in October 2021.

China’s battery giant CATL has agreed to invest “hundreds of millions of dollars” in AutoFlight, the Shanghai-based eVTOL aircraft developer.

Lift Aircraft has introduced the Hexa 2, the first major upgrade of its Hexa personal eVTOL since production of the single-person multicopter began in 2021.

Two startups join short list of companies that have unveiled full-scale prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

Retaining Moya's same tiltbody electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) airframe, the hybrid version increases range capability to 185 mi. while maintaining the 440-lb. payload capability.

Le Bourget organizers explain how environmental pressures are already influencing plans for 2025.

Cryogenic hydrogen propulsion; airborne 5G connectivity; Airbus UK wing research; and fuel cell for propulsion.

Australian-Spanish startup Dovetail is to provide prototype modules for initial functional and integration testing.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A UK team has begun flight tests of an airborne 5G connectivity system.

The UK company is aiming for service entry by the end of the decade.

At the same time, Honeywell’s venture capital arm has made an undisclosed investment in Electra.