Performance-Based eVTOL Energy Reserves Urged By Industry To FAA

Eve

Eve in June unveiled a refined design and announced the battery, motor and propeller suppliers for its eVTOL. The Embraer spinoff has completed lift propeller tests on a truck-mounted rig and plans to begin assembly of its first full-scale prototype in the fourth quarter, aiming for a first flight early in 2024. With $307.7 million in total liquidity at the end of June, Eve is planning certification and entry into service for 2026.

Credit: Eve Air Mobility
The deadline for comments on the FAA’s proposed regulations for operations of powered-lift aircraft closed on Aug. 14, and industry is calling on the regulator to adopt performance-based energy reserve requirements rather than carry over the prescriptive limits for airplanes as laid out in its...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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