Japanese Type Certification of SkyDrive Personal eVTOL Gets Underway

SkyDrive, which claims to be the first eVTOL developer in Japan to have its type certificate application accepted, has pushed back its projected timeline for service entry of its single-seat flying car from 2023 to 2025.

SkyDrive flying car — SkyDrive is working to bring a flying car to market in 2025, with the production model expected to look like the SD-XX concept shown on the left. Pictured right is the SD-03 prototype that has already flown, and now the SD-05 version will be assessed as part of the Japanese type certification process. (Images: SkyDrive)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

November 1, 2021

SkyDrive says it now expects its personal eVTOL aircraft to enter service in 2025 after Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) last week accepted its application for a type certificate. The company previously said it aimed to complete the approval process by the end of 2023, but now accepts that more time is needed.

According to SkyDrive, it is the first flying car developer to have its type certification application accepted by the regulator. The MLIT, which includes the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, will evaluate the single-seat, all-electric SD-05 for environmental performance as well as for airworthiness.

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