Electric airplanes are experiencing a boom period, with more and more manufacturers betting on developing aircraft of this type. Lilium Air Mobility is one of those companies, headquartered in Germany, which has made a step forward with the intention of making this scenario a reality for the future of sustainable air mobility.
Specifically, it is a fifth-generation eVTOL, and it will have a main objective of attending customer orders, since its vertical clearance and landing technology will allow it to reach crowded places, like urban areas and business complexes. The company states that this aircraft can reach speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour.
The autonomy also indicates a range of 300 kilometers, allowing it to serve for an entire day without needing to recharge its battery. However, as its objective is to move around residential areas, one of Lilium’s goals was based on considerably reducing the noise emitted when flying.
The European company is convinced to carry out an acoustic treatment to reduce the audible emissions that may bother people who live in areas where landfills are located.
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The propulsion system of this aircraft is distributed in 36 small fans embedded in tilting ducts, discarding the large rotors (proposal generally used in eVTOLs). This change provides a greater advantage when flying horizontally. However, the negative detail lies in the loss of performance when taking off and landing.
About Lilium Air Mobility
This company has brought together some of the brightest minds in aerospace: an ambitious team of diverse backgrounds and talents. Backed by their investors and working in partnership with governments, regulators and specialist suppliers, they have the drive and expertise to make electric flight a reality.
Written by | Ronald Ortega
