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Russia's Hover Confirms Flight Testing of Two-seat eVTOL Air Taxi
Hover is one of many technology startups based at the Skolkovo Innovation Center near Moscow.
Hover eVTOL
Russian company Hover released photos of the first prototype for its planned two-seat eVTOL aircraft making a public flight demonstration on January 21. (Photo: Hover)

Russian startup Hover has unveiled a two-seat eVTOL design intended for air taxi operations. The company claims the aircraft will be ready to go into production by the end of 2021, although it does not anticipate widespread commercial use before 2023 or 2024.

According to photos released by Hover, the first public flight of the prototype was made inside what appears to be an indoor stadium on January 21. However, the company says that it has already conducted extensive flight testing in various climates, ranging from high-temperature desert conditions to sub-zero weather in Russia.