Monat: Oktober 2022
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HT Aero’s Two-seat Roadable eVTOL Flying Car Design Demonstrator Flew
At the Technology Day event of Xpeng Autos, one of the leading Chinese electric car manufacturers, the CEO of Xpeng Autos who is also the major shareholder of its aviation subsidy HT Aero, unveiled the final design of their roadable eVTOL flying car and the video of the first flight of the demonstrator. The final…
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Eviation’s Founder and former CEO and Joby’s former Executive Joined Autoflight
On 5 October 2022 Autoflight, the eVTOL startup headquartered in Shanghai, annouced that they launched the business and operation center in California, USA, and welcome Omer Bay-Yohay, the founder and former CEO of Eviation the electric airplane startup from Israel, and Chad Cashin, the former head of business development of Joby the eVTOL company, to…
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Electric-converted Sling Airplane Made the First Public Flight
On 30 September 2022 an electric airplane called e-Sling designed and produced by students at ETH Zurich made another test flight which for the first time media were on site. The airplane is converted from a Sling TSI four-seat kitplane. About 20 students participated in the project to equip the airplane with an electric motor…
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Wisk Unveiled Four-seat eVTOL Intended for Type Certificate
On 3 Oct. 2022 Wisk, the joint-venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk founded by Google founder Larry Page, unveiled their latest eVTOL design which, according to the company, is their 6th generation eVTOL design. The model, which is for now simpled called „generation 6“, is four-seat, fully electric powered, has tilt-rotor configuration with total of…