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SkyDrive Picks Toray To Supply Composites for Personal eVTOL
Toray Carbon Magic will develop the structure of SkyDrive's SD-05 personal eVTOL vehicle using advanced carbon fiber-reinforced plastics.
SkyDrive's SD-05 personal eVTOL
Toray Carbon Magic will develop the structure of SkyDrive's SD-05 personal eVTOL vehicle using advanced carbon fiber-reinforced plastics. (Credit: SkyDrive)

The Japanese personal eVTOL maker SkyDrive has selected Toray Carbon Magic to develop advanced carbon fiber-reinforced plastics for the structure of its SD-05 flying car. 

SkyDrive’s SD-05 is a fully electric, two-seat flying car for which the start-up is seeking type certification. The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) approved the type certification basis for the SD-05 in May, and SkyDrive plans to have the SD-05 enter service in Japan’s Osaka Bay area by 2025.