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SkyDrive Reports More Provisional eVTOL Aircraft Sales in Vietnam and South Carolina
The new preorders are for the three-seat version of the SD-05 eVTOL vehicle the Japanese manufacturer announced in June as a larger version of its original two-seat SD-05 model.
SkyDrive is developing a three-seat eVTOL aircraft.
SkyDrive has logged new pre-order agreements for its three-seat eVTOL aircraft from customers in Vietnam and South Carolina. (Image: SkyDrive)

Vietnamese technology group CT plans to buy 100 of SkyDrive’s SD-05 three-seat eVTOL aircraft under the terms of a preorder memorandum of understanding signed with the Japanese manufacturer on July 21. The Ho Chi Minh City-based group’s CT UAV division, which is developing its uncrewed air vehicles (UAV) business, will acquire the all-electric vehicles.

The deal was announced a day after U.S. Part 135 charter operator Austin Aviation signed a letter of intent covering provisional preorders for five of the aircraft, which is expected to enter service in 2026. The company intends to offer air taxi services in South Carolina.

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