France’s Ascendance Advances Hybrid-Electric Air Taxi, Power Train

Atea hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff air taxi
Credit: Ascendance Flight Technologies
French startup Ascendance Flight Technologies is progressing toward the public demonstration of its Atea hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff air taxi during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Toulouse-based company has flown subscale models of its 4/5-seat aircraft and ground-tested the turbine-based...
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