Flightglobal

Eve unveils remotely piloted prototype of electric air taxi

US air taxi developer Eve Mobility revealed on 21 July the first full-scale prototype of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, a remotely operated variant the company is pushing ...
AeroTime

Vertical Aerospace enters final phase of eVTOL prototype flight-test program

Vertical Aerospace has entered the final flight test phase of its eVTOL prototype aircraft after receiving a ‘Permit to Fly’ ...
Business Wire

Vertical Aerospace Unveils Most Advanced and Powerful Full-scale VX4 Prototype Ahead of Flight Test Programme

Vertical’s most advanced full-scale prototype is key step towards certification of aircraft. 60% of this prototype’s technology is from Vertical’s strategic aerospace partners GKN Aerospace, Hanwha, ...
Aviation Week

Eve Planning First Flight With Prototype By Midyear

Eve’s engineering prototype will be remotely piloted from a truck-based command-and-control station. Credit: Eve Air Mobility Eve Air Mobility has announced plans to launch into flight testing with ...
Ars Technica

It’s a few years late, but a prototype supersonic airplane has taken flight

A prototype jet independently developed by Boom Supersonic made its first flight on Friday, the company said. The XB-1 vehicle flew from Mojave Air & Space Port in California, reaching an altitude of ...
Yahoo

Boom Supersonic says it will conduct the first test flight of its ultra-speedy 'baby boom' prototype aircraft later this year

Colorado startup Boom Supersonic is developing a faster-than-sound jet called Overture. The company's first prototype is the 71-foot-long XB-1, which has been nicknamed the "Baby Boom." Boom hopes to ...
The Aviationist

Production Prototype of Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV Makes Maiden Flight With New Engine and Sensors

The new prototype, the third overall and bearing the tail number TC-ÖZB3, showed “significant structural and airframe differences” from the original one, according to the company. The original ...
New Atlas

Video: XB-1 supersonic prototype makes second flight

Boom Supersonic has completed the second test flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator. On August 26, 2024, the prototype aircraft took off with Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg at the controls ...
Flightglobal

Eve prepares eVTOL prototype for maiden flight campaign

Electric air taxi developer Eve is preparing for first flight of its prototype aircraft and has revealed details about a pre-flight test campaign that involves using an iron bird test rig to validate ...
New Atlas

Barrel-rotor flying car prototype begins flight testing

One of the most fascinating aircraft in the eVTOL space has moved into flight testing with a new large-scale prototype. Cyclotech's Blackbird airframe becomes the world's first aircraft to fly with ...
GeekWire

Radical’s full-size prototype for a stratospheric drone makes first flight

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Alan Boyle on Oct 29, 2025 at 5:02 ...