{"id":20661,"date":"2022-01-17T14:48:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20661"},"modified":"2022-01-17T14:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:48:35","slug":"zeva-successfully-completes-historic-first-test-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/evtol\/zeva-successfully-completes-historic-first-test-flight\/%20","title":{"rendered":"ZEVA Successfully Completes Historic First Test Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ZEVA has successfully achieved its first untethered, powered, controlled flight test for its full-scale ZEVA ZERO flying wing airframe utilizing its eight zero-emission electric motor-driven propellers. The major milestone for the Tacoma-based startup was captured in this new video<\/a> in rural Pierce County, Washington on Sunday, January 9th, 2022, as part of its rigorous test program to achieve FAA airworthiness certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The uncrewed ZEVA demonstration aircraft completed four\nflights, totaling more than four minutes of controlled hovering, simulated\ntaxiing maneuvers at slow speeds, and limited vertical climb maneuvers. Its\ncompact airframe is designed for a single pilot and is small enough to fit in a\nstandard automobile parking space. The vehicle is projected to cruise at speeds\nof up to 160mph with a range of up to 50 miles, optimizing point-to-point\ntravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a huge inflection point for ZEVA as we join an\nexclusive set of proven flying eVTOL platforms, and a testament to the\nrelentless hard work and ingenuity of our entire team over the past two and\nhalf years,\u201d said Stephen Tibbitts, CEO and Chairman of ZEVA. \u201cWe are dissecting\nour learnings from our critical first taxiing flight, which is a direct result\nof the support we\u2019ve received from our investors and community, leading us to\nbring in additional talent to spearhead this historic moment. We are eager to\ncontinue to our next stage of hover flight testing on our road to certification\nand eventual autonomous flight allowing anyone, not just pilots, to access\nzero-emission point-to-point travel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZEVA experienced tremendous growth this year, with the\naddition of Gus Meyer as flight control engineer and several other key hires.\nThe team completed more than 50 successful tethered flights, showcased the ZEVA\nZERO aircraft at the Dubai Air Show in November, and was awarded a grant by\nWashington\u2019s Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI) to work\nwith Washington State University on ZEVA Aero\u2019s aerodynamic configurations to\noptimize the vehicle\u2019s thrust and controls. ZEVA has also worked with NASA in\nconjunction with its Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ZEVA team has done an incredible job with the design\nand manufacturing of this aircraft which was evidenced in this exceptionally\nsmooth and successful first flight,\u201d said Gus Meyer, the test pilot controlling\nthe ZERO via a remote radio link. \u201cThis achievement is also a testament to the\nextraordinary talent and experience of the team, and the supportive\npartnerships that helped make this a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZEVA will continue hover flight tests and advance to\ntransition flight testing this spring to fine-tune the unique Superman-like\ntrajectory of the aircraft design. The patent-pending design is expected to be\navailable for pre-order for consumers for a $5,000 deposit as early as spring\nof this year, with an eventual price tag for the first production units estimated\nat under $250,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ZEVA has successfully achieved its first untethered, powered, controlled flight test for its full-scale ZEVA ZERO flying wing airframe utilizing its eight zero-emission electric motor-driven propellers. The major milestone for the Tacoma-based startup was captured in this new video in rural Pierce County, Washington on Sunday, January 9th, 2022, as part of its rigorous test […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-evtol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20662,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20661\/revisions\/20662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}