Eve Mobility, the electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) unit of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, says it has passed a pair of milestones in its push to launch next-generation air taxi services, including testing vital components of its future prototype plane.

Though considered one of the front-line developers of air taxi and other urban air mobility aircraft, Eve is one of several leading eVTOL companies that has yet to produce a full prototype of its future plan. Word that it is now advancing through testing of critical components may therefore be interpreted as an indication a full-scale craft is gradually coming together.

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Eve said it completed trials of propeller unit for its future eVTOL air taxis, with the read-outs on aerodynamic performance, vibration, load, and sound profiles being readied for use in modeling and wider craft development. Several…

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Source: dronedj.com