Lilium Starts Next Phase of eVTOL Flight Testing in Spain

The company has appointed a new chief test pilot and is working on its fifth-generation eVTOL design using the Atlas Flight Test Center in southern Spain.

Lilium Andrew Strachan — Lilium's new chief test pilot Andrew Strachan will lead a new round of flight tests to be conducted at the Atlas Flight Test Center in Spain. (Image: Lilium)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

January 27, 2022

One of Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft technology demonstrators is about to start flight testing in Spain, where the German manufacturer says it will fly it at higher speeds and over longer distances. It will also more extensively evaluate the ducted-fan, fixed-wing design’s performance in all phases of operation, including the transition between vertical and horizontal flight.

The vehicle, designated as PHX2, is the company’s fifth-generation design and is smaller than the seven-seat Lilium Jet production aircraft that it aims to have in commercial service in 2024. Lilium has not said when it will have the first of the production models built and ready for flight testing.

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