Urban Aeronautics
Israeli VTOL aircraft manufacturer building civilian air taxis based on the Cormorant/AirMule military UAV design. The CityHawk offers a much, much smaller footprint than most eVTOL air taxi designs, and the company is looking to build a hydrogen fuel cell-powered version for an emissions-free air taxi service.
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New York-based medical transport non-profit Hatzolah Air has placed a preorder for four of Urban Aeronautics' CityHawk VTOL aircraft for emergency medical service (EMS) applications within urban environments. -
Although "air ambulance" helicopters are life-savers, they typically can't land in the middle of crowded city streets. The CityHawk aircraft conceivably could, though, which is why it's now being developed with emergency medical response in mind. -
Israeli VTOL air taxi developer Urban Aeronautics has announced it's partnering with HyPoint to develop a long range, hydrogen fuel cell-powered, emissions-free version of its remarkable CityHawk aircraft, based on the military Cormorant design.