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Textron Will Flight Test Nexus eVTOL Aircraft at Salina
Remotely piloted flights will start in 2025 as manufacturer works towards service entry in the 2030s
Textron eAviation Nexus eVTOL aircraft
Textron eAviation is now building a full-scale technology demonstrator of its planned Nexus eVTOL aircraft.

Textron eAviation will conduct flight testing of the full-scale technology demonstrator for its Nexus eVTOL aircraft at Salina Regional Airport in Kansas. The manufacturer announced on October 7 that this part of the planned flight test program will follow initial flight testing due to begin in 2025 at the National Institute of Aviation Research in Wichita.

Construction of the first Nexus airframe is now advancing at one of Textron’s facilities in Wichita, which is 90 miles south of Salina. The company is aiming to have the four-passenger piloted eVTOL model ready to enter service in the 2030s.