Lilium releases video showing eVTOL technology demonstrator making full transition from vertical to horizontal flight.
Lilium Reports Full Transition Flights with eVTOL Aircraft Technology Demonstrator
Its Phoenix 2 test aircraft achieved full transitions between vertical and horizontal flight at speeds of around 100 kt during testing in Spain.
Lilium says its Phoenix 2 eVTOL aircraft technology demonstrator achieved its first full transition between vertical and horizontal operations during a September 23 test flight at the Atlas center in Spain. In a letter to shareholders reporting on second-quarter results, the company on Wednesday said the transition has been achieved during wing-borne flight on its main and canard wings at speeds of around 100 kt (190 km/h).
The German company plans to add another technology demonstrator to the flight-test program as it prepares to start building the first type-conforming example of the seven-passenger vehicle in 2023 and then begin flying it in 2024. It said recent battery-aging performance tests have shown that the Lilium will be able to achieve its target of 800+ cycles with 80 percent capacity retention on each set of batteries, subject to further evaluation by independent laboratories.
