{"id":178759,"date":"2023-12-20T16:26:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/whisper-in-the-sky-massive-electric-plane-ready-to-test-vertical-takeoff"},"modified":"2023-12-20T16:26:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T22:26:44","slug":"whisper-in-the-sky-massive-electric-plane-ready-to-test-vertical-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/whisper-in-the-sky-massive-electric-plane-ready-to-test-vertical-takeoff","title":{"rendered":"Whisper in the sky: Massive electric plane ready to test vertical takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kg8AKEt3JWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Butterfly, the inaugural eVTOL incorporating Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor and Individual Blade Control technologies, promises optimal efficiency and a refined ride.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>In response to the dynamic demands of evolving personal mobility, the electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) industry has flourished in recent years. Numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/military\/usaf-first-joby-evtol\" title=\"aviation startups\" rel=\"dofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">aviation startups<\/a> are actively competing to be the pioneers in introducing their respective models to the market.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming to make a significant impact in the eVTOL sector, <a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/health\/california-uses-flying-robots-to-battle-mosquitoes\" title=\"California-based\" rel=\"dofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">California-based<\/a> aerospace company Overair has successfully built and assembled the first-ever eVTOL aircraft utilizing Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor (OSTR) and Individual Blade Control (IBC) Technology. Named Butterfly, the firm claims that it features a \u201ccompletely novel approach to aviation that unlocks a new standard in quietness, performance, and reliability,\u201d according to a statement by the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butterfly, the inaugural eVTOL incorporating Optimum Speed Tilt Rotor and Individual Blade Control technologies, promises optimal efficiency and a refined ride. In response to the dynamic demands of evolving personal mobility, the electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) industry has flourished in recent years. Numerous aviation startups are actively competing to be the pioneers in [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-178759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sustainability","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178759\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}