eVTOL Timeline
CityAirbus
First uncrewed untethered flight of the Airbus Helicopters CityAirbus at the Donauwörth manufacturing plant airfield, Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany.
Seraph
First unmanned free flight of the Vertical Aerospace Seraph eVTOL prototype at Llanbedr Airfield, Wales, United Kingdom.
Lilium Jet 5-Seater
First unmanned flight of the Lilium 5-seater all-electric jet at the Special Airport Oberpfaffenhofen in Munich, Germany.
CityAirbus
First unmanned tethered flight of Airbus Helicopters’ CityAirbus demonstrator at the Airbus Helicopters’ flight test facility in Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany.
TriFan
First unmanned tethered flight of the XTI TriFan (65%-scale model) at the Placerville Airport, Placerville, California, USA.
eVTOL Symposium
8th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting & 6th Annual Electric VTOL Symposium, Sheraton Mesa Hotel At Wrigleyville West, Mesa, Arizona, USA.
PAV
First unmanned flight of the Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, PAV (Passenger Air Vehicle) at the Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Virginia, USA.
Hexa
First manned flight of the LIFT Hexa at a small airfield northwest of Austin, Texas, USA.
Koncepto Millenya
First manned flight of the Gravity X Koncepto Millenya full-scale prototype at an undisclosed location in the Philippines.
Ava XC
First manned flight of the Beta Technologies Ava XC at Plattsburgh International Airport, Plattsburgh, New York, USA.
Vertical Aerospace Prototype
First unmanned free flight of the Vertical Aerospace full scale prototype at Cotswold Airport in Kemble, Gloucestershire, England.
Forum 74
The Vertical Flight Society’s Forum 74 which included electric VTOL Special Sessions, was held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
SureFly
First manned free flight of the Workhorse SureFly at Lunken Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
BlackFly v2
First manned flight of Opener BlackFly v2 near Palo Alto, California, USA.
EHang 184
First day it was revealed to the public that manned flights had been taking place with the EHang 184 in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
A³ Vahana
First unmanned flight of the Airbus A³ Vahana at the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport, Pendleton, Oregon, USA.
5th TVF Workshop
Aeromechanics Design for Transformative Vertical Flight and The 5th Transformative Vertical Flight Workshop at the Holiday Inn at Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, California, USA.
Cora
First unmanned flight of the Kitty Hawk Cora at the Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, California, USA.
Gravity X
First manned flight of the Gravity X full-scale proof-of-concept vehicle at an undisclosed location in the Philippines.
BlackFly v3
First unmanned flight of the Opener BlackFly v3 near Palo Alto, California, USA.
