Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts, or eVTOLs, promise a futuristic vision of the world. One company, Pivotal, is taking a different approach with an eVTOL looks different from the rest of the market. Their ultralight consumer eVTOL weighs just 348 pounds, has eight propellers and does not require a pilot’s license to operate.
WSJ explores how Pivotal’s ultralight eVTOL works.
Chapters:
0:00 Pivotal’s eVTOL
0:37 The physical aircraft
3:10 Flight controls and software
5:14 Applications and challenges
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