Lilium has selected aerostructures and aero-engine components group Aciturri to produce primary composite structures for its Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft. The companies today announced what they described as a long-term partnership for manufacturing the airframe for the all-electric model, which is expected to be in series production by around the end of 2024.
Spain-based Aciturri’s engineering team will work closely with its counterparts at Lilium on finalizing the design of the composite airframe structures, as well as planning the manufacturing process. The structures, including the fuselage, wing, canard, and spars, will be made at its plant on Boecillo, around 125 miles northwest of Madrid, before being transported to Lilium’s purpose-built final assembly line at Wessling in southern Germany. These will be made using carbon fiber composite materials supplied by Toray Industries, with which Lilium signed a contract in May 2020. Lilium is now looking to procure other components, including flaps and doors.
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