Lilium commences production of Lilium Jet

Lilium Air Mobility has announced the start of production of its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, following the arrival of the first fuselage at Lilium’s final assembly line in Wessling, Germany. The German advanced air mobility company describes the start of production as a ‘watershed moment, shifting from the design phase to industrialisation of the Lilium Jet’. Available in up to six seats, the fixed-wing, canard-configured craft employs Lilium’s proprietary ducted vectored electric thrust technology to propel it forward; utilising electric jet engines integrated into the wings. “To see the first aircraft fuselage on the final assembly line