SkyDrive Reaches 100km/h Milestone
Data from Stable High-Speed Flight Supports Design Validity and Progress Towards Certification and Commercialization
SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft developer based in Japan, has successfully accelerated its SKYDRIVE aircraft (SkyDrive Model SD-05) to a speed of 100km/h, a viable speed for the commercialization of short hop inter-urban air mobility. Through a series of high speed tests, SkyDrive has verified the aircraft’s high-speed stability, controllability, and maneuverability, as well as the performance of the propulsion systems, flight control systems and on-board avionic equipment.
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The data gathered through the high-speed flight test campaign allows SkyDrive’s engineers to confirm the accuracy of the aircraft characteristics and dynamic behavior predicted in advance of actual aircraft testing through advanced design and analysis, marking another major step towards type certification and the planned commercialization of the aircraft in 2028.
