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Airbus Picks German Automotive Partners to Design CityAirbus NextGen Air Taxi's Rear Fuselage
KLK Motorsport and Gerg GmbH will design the aircraft's rear fuselage.
A view of the rear end of the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft.
The rear fuselage of the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft will be designed by German automotive companies KLK Motorsport and Gerg GmbH. (Image: Airbus)

Airbus has partnered with two German automotive industry players to design the rear structure of its new CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft. KLK Motorsport and Modell- und Formenbau Blasius Gerg will work together to design, develop, and manufacture an ultra-lightweight rear fuselage for the CityAirbus NextGen air taxi, the company announced last week.

The all-electric CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, unveiled by the European aerospace group in September 2021, is a four-passenger, fixed-wing passenger aircraft intended mainly for urban air mobility applications. It features a V-shaped tail with eight sets of electric motors and propellers, boasts a range of 50 miles (80 kilometers), and can reach maximum speeds of up to 75 mph (120 km/h). Although the air taxi will be equipped with an automated flight mode, it will be piloted initially—at least until the urban air mobility market matures, the company has said.

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