Blog Takes Readers Behind the Curtain to See the eVTOL Aircraft Certification Process for What It is
Lilium's chief program officer and head of airworthiness have co-authored a guide to how the company is navigating the path towards type certification for its seven-seater eVTOL aircraft.
Assessments of the task facing companies seeking type certification for eVTOL aircraft seem to sit at both ends of a wide spectrum. They either make it appear like a steep mountain to climb with near-insurmountable obstacles on the ascent or a proverbial walk in the park on a fast track towards achieving revenue flights in record time.
The truth is almost certainly somewhere between these two points, but the technological leap being made towards radically new propulsion systems, airframe architectures, and approaching autonomous flight operations makes the mission hard to gauge and comprehend. So, too, does the lingering uncertainty over the regulatory framework for these new designs.
