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Air One Personal eVTOL Aircraft Aces First Transition Flight Test
Air, an Israeli start-up developing a personal eVTOL aircraft called Air One, achieved its first transition flight on December 18.
The Air One personal eVTOL is pictured during takeoff.
The Air One personal eVTOL takes off vertically before transitioning to wing-borne cruise flight. (Image: Air)

Air, a start-up developing a personal eVTOL aircraft called Air One, has achieved its first transition flight, “perfectly” transitioning from hover to wing-borne cruise flight, the company announced on December 20. 

According to Air, the transition flight took place on Sunday, December 18 at approximately 3 p.m. local time, at the company’s test facility in northern Israel. Loaded to full capacity at its maximum takeoff weight of 2,425 pounds (1,100 kg), the two-seat aircraft took off vertically before transitioning to forward flight for the first time at its normal cruise speed.