Tech firms warned to ‘walk before they can run’ over vertical takeover aircraft

A new IDTechEx report has heaped praise upon new technologies in the aerospace industry. The “Manned Electric Aircraft 2020-2030” highlights manufacturers such as Bye Aerospace for “walking before they try to run”. Like Tesla with cars, the firm started with two-seater pure-electric vehicles and progressed to four – in this case, fixed-wing aircraft. Sales of these as air taxis and pilot trainers are booming with Bye alone attracting $165 million in business in about one year. Ampaire has very advanced electric aircraft technology but it has started with a relatively straightforward replacement of one engine in a small Cessna to