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Lilium says that it refers to the propulsion system as a "jet" because the propellers are enclosed in nacelles. [11] The production Lilium Jet is intended to accommodate six passengers and one pilot. It is powered by 36 electric motors, six on each of the two front canards and twelve on each rear wing.
The Lilium Jet test campaign took an important step forward, with the successfully completed landing gear drop test. The drop test is an essential part of the safety of flight program, conducted in alignment with EASA and a key requirement for manned flight of the Lilium Jet.
In 2018, Lilium was named as the management team of the year – industrial goods as the silver Stevie winner of the Stevie Awards. [53] In July 2019, the Lilium five-seater Jet received a Red Dot Award: Design Concept for "Best of the Best". [54] In 2019, Lilium was named second in LinkedIn Germany's 'Top Startups' list. [55]
The first Lilium Jet will be used exclusively for ground testing and the second jet will be used for the first manned flight. From 2015 to today, Lilium has produced multiple generations of technology demonstrators through which it has tested and refined the core technology subsystems for the Lilium Jet.
The second Lilium Jet, MSN 2, also currently in final assembly, is the first aircraft that Lilium intends to fly with a pilot on board in early 2025. Production of MSN 3 fuselage is underway at the supplier. Lilium intends to fly a total of six test aircraft up to type-certification and entry into service, targeted for 2026.
Germany-based Lilium plans to begin studying possible air-taxi assembly sites in the U.S. later this year with a goal of having a plant up and running by early 2029 to get a foothold in the one of ...
By Alexander Hübner. MUNICH (Reuters) -Germany-based air taxi developer Lilium on Thursday clinched its biggest order yet in a deal for Saudi airline Saudia Group to purchase up to 100 of its all ...
The companies including Archer Aviation, Joby Aviation, Embraer backed-Eve Holding, Lilium and Vertical Aerospace tapped in to the blank-check firm merger craze at the beginning of the decade ...