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Otto Aerospace (was Otto Aviation Group LLC)
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2026
23 July Ryan Sands, Vice President and General Manager, Landing & Control Systems at Crane Aerospace & Electronics, with Otto Aerospace CEO Scott Drennan at the Farnborough International Airshow on 20 July.

Crane A&E brake system joins Phantom 3500 program

The company’s Standard Systems Architecture BCS has been selected to deliver anti-skid braking for Otto Aerospace’s short-runway business jet.

10 June Advanced material testing is already under way ahead of first flight.

Otto lays the path for Phantom 3500 development

FAA approval of the aircraft’s certification basis has cleared a key hurdle as development activities continue ahead of 2027 flight testing.

21 May Otto Aerospace is targeting first flight of the Phantom 3500 in 2027, with entry into service planned for 2030.

Otto and F/LIST build Phantom 3500 cabin from ground up

Collaboration integrates lightweight carbon-fibre interior design directly into Otto Aerospace’s clean-sheet Phantom 3500 business jet development programme.

13 May

ReleaseOtto Aerospace Phantom 3500 clears preliminary design review

6 May

ReleaseOtto Aerospace advances DARPA research with successful laminar-flow aircraft flight test

2025
15 September

ReleaseLuminary Cloud secures $72M Series B to lead the Physics AI era

8 September

ReleaseOtto Aerospace develops proprietary AI model for aerodynamic innovation

4 September

ReleaseRe:Build Manufacturing announces key collaboration with Otto Aviation

31 July

ReleaseOtto Aviation selects Secondo Mona for Phantom 3500 fuel system

22 July

ReleaseLuminary Cloud releases SHIFT-Wing, a Physics AI model for transonic wing design in collaboration with Otto Aviation leveraging NVIDIA Technologies

7 July

ReleaseOtto Aviation partners with Mecaer Aviation Group for Phantom 3500 landing gear and flight control actuation systems

26 June Flight tests are scheduled to begin in early 2027, with FAA certification targeted ahead of a 2030 in-service date.

Otto locks in Phantom 3500 development timeline

As progress on its next-generation aircraft accelerates, the company named its engine, avionics and tooling partners and outlined plans to build and certify the jet by 2030.

16 June

ReleaseOtto Aviation announces new manufacturing facility and headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida

3 June

ReleaseOtto Aviation standardizes on Galorath's AI-powered estimation platform to drive price-to-win strategies across sustainable aerospace initiatives

2024
27 August

ReleaseOtto Aviation awarded $7 million FAA grant to advance transonic laminar flow technology for sustainable aviation

25 March

ReleaseOtto Aviation selected by the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF) for Energy Web Aircraft (EWA) program

2023
31 May Natilus currently has more than $6.8 billion in order commitments, and 460+ aircraft in pre-orders.

Natilus selects ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engine

The company is now working on construction of a full-scale Kona autonomous blended-wing body (BWB) cargo aircraft technology demonstrator, which will have a wingspan of 85 feet.

2022
15 June

ReleaseZeroAvia & Otto Aviation partner to deliver first new airframe design with hydrogen-electric engine option

2021
17 November

ReleaseOtto Aviation's Celera 500L achieves a total of 55 successful test flights

2020
8 December

ReleaseOtto Aviation targets 2027 for delivery of zero emissions aircraft

2 December

ReleaseOtto Aviation selects VOLTA as its collaborative MDO framework

2 September A full-size prototype of the Celera 500L has been performing well.

Otto harnesses laminar flow design for fuel efficiency

The Celera 500L is expected to fly six passengers in a stand-up cabin at 450 miles per hour over 4,500 miles, at under 25 miles per gallon. It is also expected to glide 125 miles from 30,000 feet.