eVTOLs (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing)
What each eVTOL is, how it flies, and how it measures up. Every figure sourced; every gap shown.
A single-seat personal eVTOL you sit in like a race car: eight motors, a joystick and a ballistic parachute, built for recreational flying rather than getting from A to B.
A single-seat personal aircraft that takes off sitting on its tail, then tips its whole body forward to fly on its wings. Pivotal sells it to fly without a pilot's licence.
A two-seat pilotless air taxi: passengers climb in, and it flies a preset route on its own, watched from the ground. The first passenger eVTOL to hold full Chinese certification.
The aircraft half of Aridge's Land Aircraft Carrier: a two-seat, six-rotor eVTOL that folds up and rides in the back of a six-wheeled vehicle, which also recharges it between flights.
A two-seat winged eVTOL for private owners: it takes off like a drone, cruises on its wing, and folds to fit in a parking space. A cargo version is already delivering; the piloted version is still a prototype.
Flight time and range are quoted under each maker's own conditions; see the full specs for details.