Category Archives: eVTOL

HyPoint and Piasecki Aircraft Partner to Deliver Next-Generation Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems for eVTOLs

Rendering of the Piasecki PA-890 eVTOL Compound Helicopter, powered by the HyPoint turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell system

HyPoint, the company developing zero carbon-emission turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell systems for aviation and urban air mobility, today announced that it has entered into a multi-phase collaborative development agreement with Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), a pioneer in advanced rotorcraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) platforms and technologies, for the development and certification of a hydrogen fuel cell system for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle applications. Continue reading →

Dufour Aerospace Aero3 Tilt-Wing eVTOL Flagship Aircraft

Dufour Aerospace published specification details on the Aero3, its flagship product. The Aero3 is a VTOL tilt-wing aircraft that will combine exceptional space, load and range for various transportation missions including most of today’s helicopter applications. This piloted, multi-purpose hybrid aircraft is a successor to the unmanned demonstrator aircraft test flown by Dufour Aerospace since 2020. Continue reading →

Astro Aerospace to Acquire Horizon Aircraft

Horizon Cavorite X5 eVTOL

Astro Aerospace Ltd., a developer of eVTOL aerial vehicles and drones, and Horizon Aircraft Inc., a developer of advanced eVTOLs, have entered into an agreement under which Astro will acquire privately held Horizon for five million common shares of Astro stock, the material terms of which are disclosed in the Company’s related 8-K filing. Continue reading →

MightyFly Raises $5M Seed Funding to Scale Production of eVTOL Aircraft

MightyFly founders Scott Parker (left) and Manal Habib (right) with their MF-100 hybrid-electric cargo delivery aircraft

MightyFly, an autonomous air cargo carrier, announced that it has closed $5.1 million in seed funding. The round includes investments from 500 Startups, At One Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Graph Ventures, and Halogen Ventures. Continue reading →

Lilium SPACS Deal Valued at $3BN – Reveals 7-Seater eVTOL Jet

Lilium GmbH has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Qell Acquisition Corp., a publicly listed special purpose acquisition company. Qell, led by Barry Engle, a former president of General Motors North America, is focused on developing next-generation, sustainable mobility. Continue reading →