Japan’s SkyDrive Shows Off Electric Plane in Flight for First Time

Formally, Suzuki was supposed to start assembling electric aircraft from the Japanese company SkyDrive last year in order to demonstrate them in action at the International Exhibition in Osaka, which will begin in mid-April. Only now has the Japanese developer dared to demonstrate a sample of its aircraft in action, but only with the help of a photograph.

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At least, this was the pretext used by SkyDrive to convince skeptics that progress had been made in developing its aircraft, and to announce that it had received a G-1 type certificate from Japanese aviation authorities. In essence, the next step should be the approval of a flight test program, obtaining a certificate of fitness, and moving on to preparing for mass production of aircraft. However, this is still a long way off, since the example of competitors shows how long the relevant procedures are.

In fact, SkyDrive has already started testing its prototype, as it promises to demonstrate it in action to visitors of the exhibition in Osaka, which will start on April 13 and end in mid-October. In addition to Japan, the synchronous certification of the aircraft is underway in the United States, but so far it is slightly behind schedule. Not all startups planning to establish the production of electric aircraft survive even at the stage of aircraft development, but SkyDrive is determined to develop the market of two regions quite decisively. The existing prototype of the SkyDrive aircraft is capable of transporting three passengers by air.