Boeing successfully tested its autonomous personal air vehicle (PAC), an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Powered by eight electric lift motors and a cruise propeller, the aircraft successfully took off, hovered, and landed autonomously. The aircraft, or air vehicle, is being designed and tested by Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing NeXt’s subsidiary.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
