{"id":22029,"date":"2022-05-10T00:50:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T00:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22029"},"modified":"2022-05-10T00:53:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T00:53:05","slug":"air-unveils-full-scale-evtol-prototype-at-the-kentucky-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/florida\/air-unveils-full-scale-evtol-prototype-at-the-kentucky-derby\/%20","title":{"rendered":"AIR Unveils Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype at the Kentucky Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo above – Rani Plaut, CEO and Co-founder of AIR, and Sean Borman, CEO of Aeroauto, at the Kentucky Derby. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIR unveiled the full-scale prototype of its inaugural\nvehicle, AIR ONE, at the Kentucky Derby. AIR hosted celebrities and VIPs at the\nAIR ONE kickoff event in the exclusive Green Room reception area on-site.\nGuests were able to sit inside the sporty aircraft and experience virtual\nflight in the AIR ONE with AIR\u2019s simulation technology. AIR simultaneously\nannounced a partnership with Aeroauto, the World\u2019s First Aeromall, to establish\na specialized Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Showroom and Dealership in Palm Beach\nCounty, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AIR’s full-scale prototype of its inaugural vehicle, AIR ONE, unveiled at the Kentucky Derby. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Complementary to ongoing development of air taxis for\ncommercial use, AIR ONE allows individual consumers to experience the freedom\nof flight on their own terms. Capable of taking off and landing on any flat\nsurface, the all-electric aircraft offers a range of 110 miles (177 km) on a\nsingle charge at speeds up to 155 mph (250 km\/h). With collapsible wings, AIR\nONE can be stored in most garages, driveways, and is suitable for trailer\nhauls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is thrilling that we were able to celebrate this\nmilestone and unveil AIR ONE at a truly iconic event like the Kentucky Derby,\nwith the help of Churchill Downs,\u201d said Rani Plaut, CEO and Co-founder of AIR.\n\u201cAlongside our newest partner, Aeroauto, the trailblazers we met at the Derby\nwill play a crucial role in gaining public acceptance of personal eVTOLs,\npropelling the entire industry forward, transforming the way we move, and\nadding a dose of adventure to everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kentucky Derby marked the first of several stops on AIR\nONE\u2019s prototype tour. In between events, AIR ONE and its virtual flight\nsimulation technology will be on display at the Aeroauto showroom. As the\nlatest AIR Brand Ambassador, Aeroauto will assist in local infrastructure\nestablishment for personal EV aviation and serve as a maintenance provider. AIR\nONE customers will also have access to Aeroauto Flight Academy, equipped with\nflight simulators and classroom learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a great honor to become the world\u2019s first specialized\nUrban Air Mobility Vehicle Showroom and Dealership, bringing an international\nmanufacturer to North America as an AIR Brand Ambassador, while becoming their\nNorth American Flagship retailer for sales, service, and customer training\ncenter,\u201d said Sean Borman, CEO of Aeroauto. \u201cWe feel that AIR\u2019s advanced\ntechnology will be a great asset to the industry of personal transportation as\na whole. The AIR ONE is an exciting addition to the US\u2019s personal\ntransportation market and for all the people that have been dreaming of these\nincredible machines for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since coming out of stealth last year, AIR has completed a\nsuccessful drop test and has finalized the first stage of the power and communication\nsystem integration. The company is also currently preparing to begin hover\ntesting shortly and continues to work closely with the FAA to finalize its\nformal application en route to Step 2 of the G1 Certification Basis Document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built by veterans of the automotive and aerospace\nindustries, AIR merges aerospace innovation and excellence with the maturity of\nthe automotive industry\u2019s products and manufacturing techniques, providing\nsafety, comfort and a sense of adventure to everyday users. AIR ONE\u2019s sleek and\nmodern design truly make it the sportscar of the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIR has begun taking preorders for AIR ONE on its website, www.airev.aero<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo above – Rani Plaut, CEO and Co-founder of AIR, and Sean Borman, CEO of Aeroauto, at the Kentucky Derby. AIR unveiled the full-scale prototype of its inaugural vehicle, AIR ONE, at the Kentucky Derby. AIR hosted celebrities and VIPs at the AIR ONE kickoff event in the exclusive Green Room reception area on-site. Guests […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,116,30,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evtol","category-front-page-slider","category-florida","category-kentucky"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Air-One-KY-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22029","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=22029"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22036,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22029\/revisions\/22036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}