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Lilium's full-sized electric jet flies for the first time

Nick Lavars May 15, 2019

Lilium first emerged in 2016 as an aviation startup with some very lofty ambitions, revealing plans to develop a five-seat electric aircraft. It has now taken a significant step toward achieving this aim, completing a flight of a full-scale prototype.

The Lilium Jet five-seat aircraft on its maiden flight

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8 flying taxis that are so crazy, they just might work

Nick Lavars February 12, 2018

Flying taxis still seem very much like something pulled right out of science fiction, but when transport heavyweights like Boeing, Airbus and Uber start pumping millions of dollars into their development, it might be time to take all of this a bit more seriously.

We've been keeping a keen eye on the progress of the Workhorse SureFly since it emerged ...

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Lilium locks in $90 million in funding for five-seater flying taxi

Nick Lavars September 5, 2017

Lilium, the German aviation firm developing an audacious electrical VTOL jet, has edged closer to its goal courtesy of US$90 million in new funding, which it says will be key in making its five-seater aircraft a reality.

Lilium says its electric VTOL jet could take travelers from Manhattan to JFK Airport in five ...

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Lilium plans five-seater air taxi after successful unmanned flight

David Szondy April 20, 2017

Lilium Aviation's Jet Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), zero-emission, electric-plane prototype has completed its maiden flight. The unmanned two-seater was controlled from the ground and completed a series a tests, including a transition from hovering to horizontal flight.

Lilium's two-seater Eagle prototype lifts off for the first time

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Lilium electric jet: VTOL air travel for the masses?

Colin Jeffrey May 8, 2016

A two-seat, all-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet aircraft is currently being developed by an ESA incubator enterprise in Germany. Claimed to be capable of 400 km/h (250 mph), the Lilium Jet is aimed at providing personal VTOL air-travel for the masses

Taking off and landing like a helicopter, the Lilium aircraft goes from VTOL to forward flight ...