South Korean hybrid VTOL aircraft developer Plana is set to lease space at the new U.S. National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) in Springfield, Ohio, as part of the company’s expansion plans and efforts to accelerate its research and development work. The new facility, which has financial backing from the Pentagon, is due to officially open on September 18, with two other eVTOL manufacturers, Joby Aviation and Beta Technologies, already having agreed to use the site for simulation technology.
Plana is already flight testing a one-fifth-scale model of its eVTOL vehicle, which it expects to carry a pilot and four passengers on flights of over 500 kilometers (313 miles). The company, which already has offices in San Jose and Irvine, California, is aiming to achieve type certification in 2028.
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