Marubeni Demonstrates LIFT Hexa At Osaka Expo

Ben Goldstein April 15, 2025
: The LIFT Hexa has an endurance of roughly 15 min. Credit: LIFT Aircraft

The LIFT Hexa has an endurance of roughly 15 min.

Credit: Lift Aircraft
Japanese trading conglomerate Marubeni performed an initial demonstration flight at the Osaka World Expo using the Hexa single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft developed by U.S. startup LIFT Aircraft. Scheduled to run from mid-April through October 2025, the Osaka World...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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