Wisk Aero conducts first public demonstration of its 5th Gen eVTOL

Wisk Aero successfully conducted the first-ever public demonstration of its completely autonomous eVTOL flight. Engineers operated the flight at the associated airport of EAA AirVenture, Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), in front of audience attending the EAA AirVenture Airshow. Wisk’s fifth-generation air taxi is a fully autonomous and fixed-wing eVTOL aircraft, capable of self-flying but is monitored by a team and a ground-based supervisor. The supervisor has the ability to intervene by sending the aircraft specific commands. The aircraft then performed a hover maneuver before landing at the airport. Speaking during the ceremony, Brian Yutko, chief executive, Wisk Aero said: “What