eVTOL

Air Taxi - Joby Aviation

Flying Over Gridlock: Inside Joby Aviation’s Air‑Taxi Bet – and When You Might Actually Ride One

Key facts The in‑depth report 1) The aircraft: how Joby’s air taxi works Joby’s JAS4‑1/S4 is a piloted, five‑seat eVTOL that takes off like a helicopter and cruises on wings like an airplane. Its six tilting, five‑blade propellers provide vertical lift, transition,
September 20, 2025
Lilium Jet 30

Inside the Lilium Jet: 30 ‘Electric Jets,’ Bold Battery Bets – and the Hard Lessons from a $1B eVTOL

The in‑depth report 1) The architecture that made Lilium different Most eVTOLs rely on open rotors. Lilium doubled down on ducted fans integrated into tilting flaps across a canard and main wing. The company argued this could control noise, cut drag in
September 19, 2025