The prototype of the eVTOL, a take-off and landing vehicle nicknamed the “flying car”, from Eve Air Mobility, has completed 35 flights since its first test in December. A display not counted as a test was held this Wednesday (25), at an event attended by the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and other authorities.
In total, the flight prototype completed around an hour and a half in the air. The tests, which began closer to the ground, have now advanced up to 43 meters in height and now involve simultaneous displacements in three axes.
Preliminary results indicate efficiency gains, with propulsion and battery performance above initial assumptions, while noise levels remained within projections, significantly below helicopter noise.
The flights carried out to date have focused on low-speed operations (up to 15 knots, which is equivalent to approximately 28 km/h), allowing the validation of control laws, aerodynamic efficiency of the rotors, thermal behavior and the propulsion model. Eve continues to move forward with the campaign, which includes expanding the flight envelope and testing at higher speeds.
Also present at this Wednesday’s event were the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Luciana Santos, the Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, the president of ANAC, Tiago Chagas Faierstein and the president of BNDES, Aloizio Mercadantes.
BNDES has already invested more than R$1.4 billion in Eve, a subsidiary of aircraft manufacturer Embraer.
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“We are advancing with discipline and consistency in our testing campaign, reducing risks and consolidating the bases for future flights towards certification. The results obtained in these first months of the campaign after the first flight, in December 2025, reinforce our confidence in the aircraft’s architecture and in its ability to deliver a safe, efficient and scalable solution for the urban air mobility market”, says Johann Bordais, CEO of Eve.
On the ground, Eve also completed tests and activities necessary for the flight envelope expansion process, allowing the aircraft to reach 56kh/h in the coming days. eVTOL certification is subject to completion of technical steps and approval from regulatory authorities.
