eVTOL Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/category/transport/aviation/evtol/ Mechanically-minded travel Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:14:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Chinese eVTOL Developer Unveils the World’s First 5-Ton Class eVTOL Aircraft https://mechtraveller.com/2026/02/chinese-evtol-developer-unveils-the-worlds-first-5-ton-class-evtol-aircraft/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/02/chinese-evtol-developer-unveils-the-worlds-first-5-ton-class-evtol-aircraft/#respond Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:51:35 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12640 One of the earliest eVTOL developers, Autoflight, has revealed Matrix, the world’s first 5-ton class electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Matrix successfully completed a public full transition flight demonstration this week at the company’s low-altitude flight test facility centre in Kunshan,Jiangsu Province. During the demonstration (flying alongside AutoFlight’s 2-ton CarryAll cargo eVTOL), Matrix […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/02/chinese-evtol-developer-unveils-the-worlds-first-5-ton-class-evtol-aircraft/feed/ 0 XPENG is promoting its personal eVTOL aircraft carrier in the Middle East https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/xpeng-is-promoting-its-personal-evtol-aircraft-carrier-in-the-middle-east/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/xpeng-is-promoting-its-personal-evtol-aircraft-carrier-in-the-middle-east/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:22:16 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12424 A Chinese company’s combination multi-rotor, 2-seat eVTOL aircraft and state-of-the-art transporter vehicle, is already taking orders, especially in the Middle East where it has recently completed its first global public manned flight. In the UK, hardly anyone has heard of XPENG but it is one of China’s foremost and most technologically advanced EV manufacturers. Their […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/xpeng-is-promoting-its-personal-evtol-aircraft-carrier-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 Bicester Vertiport ready for eVTOLs https://mechtraveller.com/2025/06/bicester-vertiport-ready-for-evtols/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/06/bicester-vertiport-ready-for-evtols/#respond Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:17:06 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11813 Skyports Infrastructure held a preview last week of its now complete vertiport at Bicester Motion in Oxfordshire. This is one of the UK’s first testing grounds and hubs for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flights. Vertiports are a key component of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry, which will not only operate the new […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/06/bicester-vertiport-ready-for-evtols/feed/ 0 Vertical Aerospace eVTOL flying wingborne in open airspace https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/vertical-aerospace-evtol-flying-wingborne-in-open-airspace/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/vertical-aerospace-evtol-flying-wingborne-in-open-airspace/#respond Sat, 31 May 2025 17:03:39 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11743 Vertical Aerospace, last week, reached a landmark in the development of their VX4 eVTOL, by making the first-ever piloted wingborne flight of a winged eVTOL in European open airspace. Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft developers around the world are edging nearer and nearer to fully licensed Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) commercial operations, and […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/vertical-aerospace-evtol-flying-wingborne-in-open-airspace/feed/ 0 Another eVTOL Air Taxi Brand to Debut at the Olympics https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/another-evtol-air-taxi-brand-to-debut-at-the-olympics/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/another-evtol-air-taxi-brand-to-debut-at-the-olympics/#respond Sat, 17 May 2025 14:07:04 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11697 Archer Aviation has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Paralympic Games, and Team USA . This mirrors the plans of Volocopter at last year’s Olympics in Paris, which in the end failed to come about. Similarly, Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft hopes to transport VIPs, fans, and stakeholders […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/05/another-evtol-air-taxi-brand-to-debut-at-the-olympics/feed/ 0 Advanced Air Mobility – it’s (almost) a thing! https://mechtraveller.com/2025/04/advanced-air-mobility-its-almost-a-thing/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/04/advanced-air-mobility-its-almost-a-thing/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:55:29 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11609 We are supposedly on the brink of an aviation revolution and the general public have little idea what’s about to happen. The moment is soon coming when the aviation technologies that many people are vaguely aware off, actually transition into the real thing. When people see an electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) air taxi […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/04/advanced-air-mobility-its-almost-a-thing/feed/ 0 Urban Aerial Taxi cleared to fly during the Paris Olympics https://mechtraveller.com/2024/07/urban-aerial-taxi-cleared-to-fly-during-the-paris-olympics/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/07/urban-aerial-taxi-cleared-to-fly-during-the-paris-olympics/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:10:46 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10341 The citizens of Paris, and visitors to the Olympic Games (26 Jul – 11 Aug), may be among the first to see how close we all are to the new world of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) now that the French Government has given the go ahead to a floating vertiport on the River Seine near […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/07/urban-aerial-taxi-cleared-to-fly-during-the-paris-olympics/feed/ 0 Airspeeder Mk4 Crewed Racing eVTOL aircraft is revealed https://mechtraveller.com/2023/02/airspeeder-mk4-crewed-racing-evtol-aircraft-is-revealed/ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/02/airspeeder-mk4-crewed-racing-evtol-aircraft-is-revealed/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:50:48 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=8693 Alauda Aeronautics, the Australian company who have been developing the new sport of electric flying car racing, have moved from testing full-scale racing drones, to the next stage, the Airspeeder Mk4 – for human pilots. The Mk4 is the world’s fastest electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with a top speed of 360 kph […]

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