The first phase of flight testing of Lilium Jet’s prototype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been completed. The new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is designed to carry five passengers at speeds in excess of 180 mph. It also successfully demonstrated the transition from vertical to horizontal flight.
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.
