Eve Holding today unveiled its first full-sized eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle) cabin mock-up at the Farnborough Airshow. The cabin features a spacious and modern layout for four and features extensive use of eco-friendly materials.
The mock-up is showcased at Embraer’s ‘Fly the Future’ exhibition and the manufacturer’s sustainable aircraft concepts at the airshow, which began today.
'This mock-up brilliantly materialises the cabin concept we have been co-creating with potential users for years. We recently received feedback from our advisory board, and now we will be able to show it to other stakeholders here at Farnborough Airshow,' said Flavia Ciaccia, Vice President, User Experience, Eve.
The company also shared its most recent vehicle configuration as part of the present product design phase, which revealed a revised aircraft configuration that uses a conventional wing and tail instead of the previous canard configuration.
The eight rotors are now fixed around the wing, providing vertical take-off and landing capability and safety and reliability in a simple and intuitive lift-plus-cruise design.
Andre Stein, Co-CEO, Eve, added, “Our teams have been working hard to create the best solutions for the global urban air mobility environment, and our aviation experience through Embraer not only gives us confidence that we are on the right path but also puts us at the forefront of the market. We’ve been accelerating our resources engagement and evolving the project’s maturity.”
The company expects its eVTOLs to offer environment-friendly flights at a lower cost by 2026. Eve is backed by Embraer of Brazil, which has more than 50 years of aerospace expertise.
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