German Air-Taxi Startup

 Lilium's Great Maiden Flight

Source:  Lilium Artist Rendering

Source:  Lilium  Jet

5 Seat Electric Air Taxi for Short Distances
German air taxi startup Lilium hopes to put its 5 seat prototype into service by 2025.  It will fly passengers between cities without any airport check-ins.  The aircraft has strong financial backing and its maiden flight at a Munich airfield went well.  It took off vertically and then hovered over the field.

All-Electric, Remote Controlled
Lilium is the company's template for mass production.  The jet is for short distance travel.  Its batteries power 36 all-electric jet engines that point downward when the jet takeoffs and then swing upward to power the flight.  It can fly up to 186 mph.  And it is remotely controlled right now.

Next Steps
It took the company just two years to design, build and successfully test Lilium.  It now has to win certification from European and also U.S  air safety regulators to start operations.  The company plans to start flying the plane with commercial pilots and then later move on to autonomous flight.  For free borrows on Kindle of my travel innovations books : "How to Travel in the Future" Vol. 1& 2 go to amazon.com/author/ekane ASIN: B07MY8C3HG ASIN: B07JCQ4J78

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