First CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL Prototype Approaches Roll-out Ahead of Flight Tests
The final configuration of the lift-and-cruise model will be unveiled in early March at Airbus' Donauwörth site in southern Germany.
Airbus is preparing to unveil the first full-scale prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft. The reveal of the final configuration of its lift-and-cruise design is expected to happen during an event on March 7 marking the opening of its test facility at Donauwörth in Germany where it is preparing to start flight testing later this year.
Balkiz Sarihan, CEO of the European aerospace group’s urban air mobility business unit, told reporters during a media briefing this week that her engineering team has powered up the aircraft on the ground and is now developing the flight test profile. A second prototype of the four-seat aircraft is being assembled.
