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Airflow.aero eSTOL
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Every Bulletin story and press release covering Airflow.aero eSTOL, newest first.

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2021
17 November Pipistrel will provide motors, motor controllers, and batteries for Airflow’s unique distributed electric propulsion approach.

Airflow adds Pipistrel motors for eSTOL concept

Pipistrel is the maker of the first and still only type-certified electric aircraft in the world, the VELIS Electro, with expertise in clean sheet design through to project completion.

25 October

ReleaseAirflow and Honeywell partner to further the development of electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft

13 October

ReleasePlug Power invests in Airflow to bring hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system to Part 23 aircraft

17 August

ReleaseAirflow's order book surpasses $600m; eSTOL startup names former Embraer CEO, Paulo Silva, to advisory board

3 February Airflow was founded in 2019 by five former Airbus Vahana team members to bring eSTOL capabilities to the middle-mile logistics market.

Airflow unveils full scale piloted technology demonstrator for eSTOL

Airflow will take its eSTOL project to the next level by adapting a Cessna 210 with its distributed propulsion system to make it capable of slow speeds and short takeoffs.

2020
7 December VerdeGo Aero’s hybrid electric powertrain will drive Airflow’s eSTOL cargo aircraft.

Airflow selects VerdeGo powertrain for hybrid eSTOL

Integrating VerdeGo's hybrid-electric powertrain to Airflow's eSTOL platform will enhance the aircraft's mission capabilities by extending range to four to ten times that of a battery-electric system.

15 June The aircraft is designed to specialise in middle-mile trips on urban fringes.

Airflow reveals plan for short take-off fixed-wing program

Airflow's founder believes that its middle-mile UAM system can be developed and certificated for around $200m, by focusing on simple design and well-defined technology.