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Israeli Start-up AIR Achieves Hover-to-Forward-Cruise eVTOL Transition Flight
Transportup.com reported December 25 that the AIR ONE, a two-seat eVTOL capable of flying up to 100 miles on all-electric power, has officially completed its first flight in which it transitioned from hover to forward cruise. Earlier, on December 18th, the Israeli startup AIR had announced that its prototype eVTOL successfully had taken off vertically, loaded at full capacity (550lbs), and then transitioned to its normal cruising speed using its main wing for lift. Successful...
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