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Textron Shows Off Progress on Nexus eVTOL Demonstrator
The Nexus team has finished mating the aircraft's fuselage
Nexus eVTOL technology demonstrator
Textron eAviation has connected the two fuselage halves of the first full-scale Nexus eVTOL technology demonstrator.

Textron eAviation’s full-scale technology demonstrator for the Nexus eVTOL aircraft is starting to take shape at the company’s Wichita headquarters. The Nexus team recently finished connecting the two halves of the aircraft’s fuselage, or the central section of the aircraft that contains the passengers, crew, and cargo. 

Announcing the milestone on May 30, Textron eAviation also released the first photo of its progress on the technology demonstrator, along with a time-lapse video of the build. Other than some digital renderings of its new design, the company hasn’t shown off its work on the Nexus since it took over the program from Bell Textron, the helicopter-making division of its parent company Textron Inc. in 2022.