Noun
eVTOL (plural eVTOLs)
(aviation) The electrified version of VTOL. Electric flight with vertical take-off and landing.
Also, there's not enough pilots in the world to, to get trained to have eVTOL become a reality, which means these aircraft are ultimately going to need to be autonomous. Source: Internet
Eco Helicopters owner and test pilot for the Tier 1 Engineering-developed electric R44, Richard Webb receives a Guinness World Record plaque for an eVTOL R44 flight. Source: Internet
EASA’s eVTOL special condition holds these aircraft to the same reliability bar as commercial airliners, requiring less than a 10 chance that catastrophic failure will occur for passenger-carrying vehicles flying over populated areas. Source: Internet
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Earlier this year, Dromgoole told eVTOL News that the company’s ultimate goal is one hour of electric flight time, which would allow 40 minutes of flying with a 20 minute reserve. Source: Internet