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Aviation division / Electric & eVTOL
Category 05 · 6 curated aircraft and concept studies

Electric, eVTOL & Ultra-Short Aircraft

Electric-powered lift, autonomous operation and hybrid-electric blown-wing short takeoff—three distinct engineering approaches. Conventional fixed-wing STOL is not VTOL.

Aircraft and technology profiles

Open any card for a detailed aircraft rendering, dimensions, engineering details and sources.

Joby Electric Air Taxi — detailed independent CGI aircraft rendering; illustrative geometry
FAA certification in progress

Joby Electric Air Taxi

United States · Joby Aviation

Six tilting electric propulsion units

Seating: Pilot + 4Technical profile ↗
Source-checked profile
Archer Midnight — detailed independent CGI aircraft rendering; illustrative geometry
FAA certification in progress

Archer Midnight

United States · Archer Aviation

Twelve-propeller powered-lift configuration

Seating: Pilot + 4Technical profile ↗
Source-checked profile
BETA ALIA VTOL (A250) — detailed independent CGI aircraft rendering; illustrative geometry
Certification program / not yet delivered certified

BETA ALIA VTOL (A250)

United States · BETA Technologies

Lift-plus-cruise electric utility aircraft

Lift propellers: 4 vertical-lift rotorsTechnical profile ↗
EHang EH216-S — detailed independent CGI aircraft rendering; illustrative geometry
CAAC type certified (China)

EHang EH216-S

China · EHang

Autonomous two-seat multirotor aircraft

Capacity: 2 occupantsTechnical profile ↗
Source-checked profile
Electra EL9 Ultra Short — detailed independent CGI aircraft rendering; illustrative geometry
In development; FAA certification basis established (not type-certified)

Electra EL9 Ultra Short

United States · Electra.aero

Hybrid-electric blown-lift fixed wing — 150-ft runway goal

9 passenger design · fixed-wing STOLTechnical profile ↗
Manufacturer-linked program
Wisk Generation 6 — detailed independent CGI aircraft rendering; illustrative geometry
Prototype flight testing; autonomous passenger certification pending

Wisk Generation 6

United States · Wisk Aero / Boeing

Uncrewed passenger cabin with human oversight

Capacity: 4 passengers · no pilot plannedTechnical profile ↗
Manufacturer-linked program
Engineering data policy. Figures apply to the model and variant named on the card. Operational status, development status and certification are kept separate. Isometric images are explanatory illustrations and require geometry validation before being described as manufacturer-accurate.