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Another huge step towards making urban air mobility a reality
Lilium Jet is the world’s first all-electric jet-powered five-seater air taxi. Capable of traveling up to 300km in just 60 minutes, with zero operating emissions, Lilium Jet is the world’s first all-electric jet-powered five-seater air taxi. Developed by Munich-based startup Lilium, the new air taxi celebrated its maiden flight last week. Lilium Jet features … Read more
Currently in development: Meet the new flock of VTOL’s that want to put you in the seat of a flying vehicle
Have a look at some of the flying vehicles that someday could carry passengers over traffic. The interest in the vertical takeoff and landing (commonly known as VTOL) aircrafts shows exponential growth and the worldwide demand of planes that don’t need runways will continue to rise, and so will the supply. But the era of … Read more
The Airbus Group’s Project Vahana flying car concept
The race for urban air mobility is on. For the Airbus Group the topic of autonomous flying is picking up speed. When a Volocopter from e-volo lifted off with a person on board a few months ago, it was a first for so-called multicopters. In June, the Chinese company Ehang obtained authorisation to test their … Read more