Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:33:39 +0000
A couple of months ago, I wrote about Lilium running out of money. It seemed the dream had died. After 9 years and nearly 1,000 “preorders,” Lilium just couldn’t make it financially. It’s hard to get off the ground as a startup and reach profitability, even more so in an … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:29:12 +0000
Electric air taxis are not going to take over transportation. In my humble opinion, our skies are not going to be full of small aircraft that look like giant bugs. We won’t have swarms of aircraft risking collision and devastating crashes into buildings. However, I do believe that electric air … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:55:03 +0000
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the workings of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and what it will need to do before electric air taxis become legal. Oh, yeah, of course — none of us are. However, news is that it has brought us a significant step forward with a … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:07:12 +0000
Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks utilizing Archer’s eVTOL aircraft at California airports where Southwest® operates. Archer Aviation is a leading manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Southwest is … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:39:41 +0000
Kia came to CES 2024 with the goal of making a splash. Rather than just rolling out a new electric … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 04:08:41 +0000
I just wrote the other day about the first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to fly in Florida … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 23:56:08 +0000
I recently caught up with Eric Bartsch from VerdeGo Aero to talk about the differences between electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft and electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) aircraft. If you recall, we previously announced that VerdeGo stopped the development of its eVTOL aircraft to focus instead on designing powertrains for other eVTOL and eCTOL aircraft makers, a valuable way to enable more urban air mobility (UAM)
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 01:03:30 +0000
One benefit of the new wave of electric vertical take-off & landing (eVTOL) and electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) airplanes is the freedom the electric propulsion system gives designers. Airbus has a “Bird of Prey” concept that will please most Star Trek fans, and now a flying Manta Ray could grace our skies in a few years
Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 15:54:31 +0000
As cool as the Hoversurf Hoverbike is, the company is now working on another electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air vehicle, the Hoversurf Formula. There are bigger ambitions for the latter