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Lilium Jet, a two-seat lightweight all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) commuter aircraft, is being developed by Lilium Aviation based in Munich, Germany.

Being developed in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), Climate-KIC, and Unternehmertum, it will be the world’s first fully-electric VTOL aircraft.

The prototype of the Lilium Jet was first unveiled in June 2016. It was developed by conducting a series of flight tests using scaled models of Hexa, Dragon and Falcon.

Lilium eVTOL aircraft is scheduled to become operational in early 2020, while Lilium Aviation is expected to launch flight services for customers by 2025.

The aircraft will be useful for faster intercity travel, as it can complete the journey between San Francisco and Palo Alto in less than 15 minutes and that between Munich and Frankfurt within an hour.

The egg-shaped Lilium Jet was designed by German aviation start-up Lilium Aviation, which was established in 2015 by Daniel Wiegand along with three co-founders Patrick Nathen, Sebastian Born, and Matthias Meiner. The founders studied together at the Technical University of Munich, Germany.

Classed as light-sport aircraft (LSA), the Lilium Jet is constructed with lightweight composite materials such as carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP). It is designed for flying in daylight with good weather conditions. Being fully electric, the aircraft is environment-friendly and creates less noise during take-off.

The jet features a retractable landing gear, wing doors, a large boot, and automatically folding wings. It can take off vertically and fly like a helicopter to access residential areas in towns and cities. It requires 50ft x 50ft of space for landing and take-off, and can optionally be equipped with a parachute.

Lilium Jet has a side-by-side cockpit integrated with a touchscreen and fly-by-wire computer-assisted control system. Featuring panoramic windows, it can accommodate two passengers in the cabin. The on-board computer, which controls all engines and flaps, features a software-based flight envelope protection system to reject unsafe pilot commands.

The aircraft also features airborne GPS navigation systems.

The aircraft is powered by 36 ducted electric fan engines, which generate approximately 320kW (435hp) of power. The electric fan engine is mounted along the wings and front pods.

The aircraft has a cruising velocity between 250km/h and 300km/h (160mph to 190mph), as well as a 300km (190mi) range. Its take-off weight is 600kg and payload capacity is 200kg.


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