Vertiia air taxi prototype makes first successful test flight
February 21, 2023
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Australian company AMSL Aero has announced the successful test flight of the Vertiia vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi prototype. As reported by Ukrinform, New Atlas reported
Australian company AMSL Aero has announced the successful test flight of the Vertiia vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxi prototype.
As reported by Ukrinform, New Atlas reported this.
Designed to carry five passengers, the eight-propeller flying machine can reach a speed of 300 km per hour and cover a distance of one thousand kilometers.
The Vertiia is said to be designed from the ground up to run on hydrogen fuel cells, so it has an incredible range of three to four times that of most of its battery-powered rivals.
According to company co-founder Andrew Moore, the decision to develop Vertiia on hydrogen fuel cells is a significant advantage, and it will not be an easy task for competitors to redesign their aircraft to run on hydrogen even with the power unit turned off. certified and ready to use.
As reported by Ukrinform, Californian company Archer Aviation successfully performed the first crossover flight with the Maker vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototype air taxi.
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