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Dufour Flies 'Production-ready' Aero2 eVTOL Utility Aircraft
Swiss start-up is now expanding the flight test envelope
Dufour Aerospace Aero2 prototype aircraft
Dufour Aerospace has started flight tests with a production-conforming prototype of its Aero2 hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft near Zurich.

Dufour Aerospace confirmed this week that it had flown what it described as a “production-ready” version of its Aero2 uncrewed eVTOL utility aircraft. This Swiss company released images of the first hover flight with the latest X2.3 prototype at its facility near Zurich.

The Dufour team is now expanding the test envelope as it prepares to achieve the transition from vertical to forward flight. The company aims to start deliveries of the Aero2 in 2026 and has intended to deliver early examples to prospective customers including Sweden-based European Medical Drone to conduct trial operations under EASA’s experimental rules.