Airbus has shown the first pictures of a new, fully electric, four seat vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototype. The aircraft, to be known as CityAirbus NextGen is being  developed to fly with a 80km range and to reach a cruise speed of 120 km/h, CityAirbus is perfectly suited for various operations in major cities.

The release of the photos coincided with the opening of the new CityAirbus test centre in Donauwörth. This test centre will be dedicated to testing systems for (eVTOLs) before the prototype’s maiden flight, planned for later this year, and is part of Airbus’  investment in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM).

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“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.”