The Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first fully type-certified electric aircraft in June 2020, establishing the battery safety standards now used across the entire electric aviation industry.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 eVTOL is deep in FAA certification - and the regulatory framework it establishes will govern every electric air taxi that follows.
VectorThe Eviation Alice flew in 2022, but turning an 820 kWh battery-electric commuter into a certified airline product still requires years of unglamorous work.
VectorJoby Aviation's S4 has logged 1,000+ test flights and holds an FAA air carrier certificate - here's where certification actually stands and what it means for pilots.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world's first type-certified electric airplane - here's what its 50-minute battery really means for flight schools.
VectorWhy Beta Technologies skipped the tilt-rotor for a simpler lift-plus-cruise eVTOL design, and what that bet means for certification and pilots.
VectorHow Regent Craft's electric Viceroy seaglider uses wing-in-ground effect and fly-by-wire to make a 60-year-old idea finally flyable.
VectorJoby's S4 air taxi is deep in FAA certification, but the paperwork - not the flying - decides when you'll actually ride one.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro became the first type-certified electric airplane in June 2020, making battery-powered flight training legal.
VectorHow the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation set a 387 mph electric flight record - and why the real breakthrough was battery heat, not speed.
VectorWhisper Aero flew its electric ducted-fan Swift glider on three piloted flights, marking the start of real-world testing for its ultra-quiet propulsion.
TowerBETA Technologies launched a three-week electric aircraft flight test campaign at Galveston's Scholes International Airport.
TowerElectric aviation lives or dies on one number: watt-hours per kilogram. Here's the energy wall it has to beat.
VectorRadio Hangar explores REGENT, the Viceroy Seaglider, and the Wing-in-Ground-Effect Machine That Flies a Wingspan Off the Water to Cheat Both the Boat and the Airplane.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world's first type-certified electric airplane - here's what its 50-minute range actually proves.
VectorHow Joby's S4 tilts six electric propellers from hover to cruise - and why that transition decides the air taxi race.
VectorHow REGENT's electric Viceroy seaglider uses ground effect to fly a few feet over water, replacing coastal ferries at 180 mph.
VectorHeart Aerospace's 25,000-pound Heart X1 became the largest battery-electric airplane ever flown - here's what it proves and what it doesn't.
TowerJoby's S4 eVTOL is a real, flying aircraft - but battery physics, FAA certification, and pilot economics will decide if air taxis survive the real world.
VectorHyde County, NC used a single-seat Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL on two live medical calls, once beating the ambulance by 20 minutes.
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