Monat: September 2021

Autoflight Reveal V1500M four-seat eVTOL Prototype at Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai On September 28th Shanghai-based Autoflight Aviation Technology unveiled V1500M passenger-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype at the 13th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China. With maximum takeoff weight of 1500kg V1500M is fully electric and has 4 seat,…

Today at the Airbus Summit event with subject  “Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace” Airbus helicopter revealed the new design of CityAirbus „NextGen“. Airbus expect to start test flight of the prototype in 2023 and obtain the type certificate from EASA in 2025. The new CityAirbus has wing surfaces for extra lift during cruise and eight propellors in…

On September 15 the German eVTOL startup Lilium went initial public offering (IPO) at NASDAQ. It was the third eVTOL company going IPO after Ehang in December 2019 and Joby in August this year, and was the second eVTOL company going IPO through the fast-track SPAC approach. Lilium obtained $584 million in cash through IPO,…

The Chinese eVTOL startup Volant Aerotech today revealed the investors of their first round of fundraising in amount of „millions USD“: Shunwei Capital founded by Xiaomi’s founder Mr.Lei Jun in 2011 managing total of near 3 billions USD and 2 billions RMB assets, and Ventech China, a French VC managing more than 400 millions Euro.…

The Chinese eVTOL startup TCab Tech (时的科技）revealed their fundraising situation and their five-seat eVTOL design E20. TCab Tech was founded in Shanghai in May 2021 with a group of veterans with the background of both conventional aviation industry and eVTOL. TCab metaphors ‘time cab’, named with the mission to offer affordable and time-efficient means of…

After 1 year pause the Blois Ultralight meeting is Back on track. The largest pure ultralight show in Europe. The show which after 39 years ruining was paused in 2020 for the first time was taken over by the french Ultralight Association FFPLUM with over 120 exhibitors. Hundrets of pilots arrived by their own UL-aircraft…