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Textron eAviation to Test Nexus eVTOL at Salina Regional Airport

Our Bureau - : Oct 14, 2024 - : 12:07 am

Textron eAviation will conduct flight testing for its Nexus eVTOL full-scale technology demonstrator aircraft at Salina Regional Airport (SLN). The testing will be done in collaboration with the Salina Airport Authority in Kansas.

“This programme will follow the successful conclusion of initial restrained flight tests, which are planned for 2025 at the National Institute of Aviation Research facility in Wichita,” the company said. “The flight test programme at Salina Regional Airport will be instrumental in validating the aircraft’s full performance envelope.”

The Nexus, a zero-emission, multi-mission aircraft, is configured for one pilot and four passengers. It is powered by a distributed electric propulsion system. The eVTOL features four tilting propellers and two aft stationary vertical rotors, enabling a wide range of applications such as passenger transport, public aircraft operations and cargo services.

Salina Regional Airport is a a key site for uncrewed aircraft dystems (UAS) testing, and hosted beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations under the US Federal Aviation Administration’s Integration Pilot Program (IPP) and Beyond programmes.

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