The overall growing geopolitical voltage and increasing defense budgets promote many electric vertical ups and descending (EVTOL) manufacturers to take two directions on their aircraft: crew tools for personal or commercial taxi, and unprotected vehicles for logistics and defense purposes.
Air, an Israeli-based Evols, believed it was wise to follow a similar approach to Get-go, designing its uncovered and piloted aircraft with the same airplane and basic systems so that it could develop in both cases at the same time.
The company is currently offering the Craft of Evtol, known as Air One, for personal use, and innocent EVTOL for cargo transportation, logistics and defense programs at issue. Since the first delivery of Cargo Evtol in 2023. At the end of the 19th century, the company secured more than 2,500 pre -orders for its pilots for personal aircraft, Air One and plans to send 15 cargoes this year.
In order to rely on that impulse, Air recently raised $ 23 million from the series A series funding phase, led by Entrée Capital, participating in the existing sponsor dr. Shmuel Harlap, an early investor in Mobileye. The new capital will be used to expand its manufacturing device in Israel, hire additional employees and support the company’s development in the US, said TechCrunch, CEO and founder of TechCrunch, Rani Pliaut.
The A series funding is due to a recent US executive order that promotes the development of internal drones and EVTOL, as well as the renewal of the FAA mosaic rule, which extends certification methods.
Currently operating company cargo aircraft do not require a full type of certification and to fly under experimental suitability for air certificates (EAC) logistics and double use for missions, the Widel says. EAC is released for aircraft that are created, tested or for research purposes. They allow the aircraft to fly in strict conditions and restrictions.
“Our launch client is flying according to the experimental fitness certificate, which will convert to the Type Certificate as soon as Evtol completes the certification process,” he said.
Type certification means that the aircraft meets all applicable safety and regulation standards, can be manufactured and operated commercially. EACS automatically “converts” certificates; It is likely that Air will use your EAC to check your prototype while working through the type certification process.
Meanwhile, Air hopes that Air One, a two -seated, pilot, can receive certification of Light Sport aircraft (LSA) in accordance with the new Mosaic rules. Aircraft certified as LSA are limited to flying for densely populated places and away from controlled airspace.