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Wisk Plans To Fly Gen 6 eVTOL Prototype Next Year

Wisk is displaying a mockup of its Gen 6 air taxi at NBAA-BACE

Wisk at NBAA-BACE 2023 — Wisk is displaying a mockup of its Gen 6 air taxi at NBAA-BACE 2023. (Photo: Mariano Rosales)

By Mark Huber • Contributor

October 19, 2023

Wisk’s chief marketing officer said the autonomous eVTOL company currently has the first of its Gen 6 four-seat air taxis under construction and plans to fly a test article next year. Wisk is wholly owned by Boeing.

Rebecca Tanner said the company had already applied for its FAA type certificate and was well on its way to completing the G1 and G2 requirements of that process. The Gen 6 mockup on display this week at NBAA-BACE is fitted with a luggage compartment in the nose with room for four roller bags and passenger conveniences, including air conditioning and USB charging ports.

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