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Opener’s Single-Seat Blackfly Personal eVTOL Ultralight Scheduled for 2023
Several advanced air mobility (AAM) startups see the FAA’s Part 103 rules for ultralight vehicles as a way to bring electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology to market -- without the cost and time involved in certifying an aircraft. As reported earlier this month by Graham Warwick on Aviationweek.com, the California startup Opener has produced fuselages, wings, batteries and electronics for “dozens” of aircraft, but reportedly fewer than a dozen have been assembled and...
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