Airbus has presented a prototype of its fully-electric CityAirbus NextGen aircraft to the public ahead of its maiden flight later this year.
This two-tonne class CityAirbus has a wing span of approximately 12 metres and is equipped with eight electric-powered propellers. It is expected to reach cruising speeds of up to 120 kilometres per hour across an 80-kilometre range.
Balkiz Sarihan, Head of Urban Air Mobility at Airbus said:Rolling out CityAirbus NextGen for the very first time is an important and very real step that we are taking towards advanced air mobility and our future product and market. Thank you to our community, team and partners all over the world for helping us make this a reality.
The new aircraft was unveiled along with the opening of Airbus’ new CityAirbus test centre in Donauwörth, Germany. This site will be dedicated to testing systems for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs).
