Eve Air Mobility has finished wind tunnel testing of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle in Lucerne.
The test used a scale model of an Eve eVTOL to "investigate and validate how components including fuselage, rotors, wing, tail and other surfaces would perform in flight".
"The tests are part of an effort to acquire experimental data to validate production solutions, development tools and models which also includes other test articles such as fixed and moving rigs, flying vehicles and other wind tunnel tests," the company announced, with the aircraft lined up to enter service in 2026.
“The completion of wind tunnel testing is an important engineering milestone as we continue the development of our eVTOL,” said Luiz Valentini, chief technology officer.
“The information we obtained during this phase of development has helped us further refine the technical solutions of our eVTOL before committing to production tooling and conforming prototypes," Valentini added.