Cutting Through the eVTOL Aircraft Hype With Independent Expert Sergio Cecutta – FutureFlight

One thing eVTOL aircraft pioneers don’t seem to lack is self-confidence, with several front-runners saying they will be ready to start air taxi and other services from 2025. To help assess their claims in a more objective way, AIN’s FutureFlight team spent time with Sergio Cecutta who founded the consulting group SMG: https://smg-consulting.com.

0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - Does it matter if deadlines slip?
3:25 - Is it a case of "winner takes all" in the eVTOL industry?
4:52 - Are there different paths to commercial success?
7:56 - How can the promises of unprecedented scaling up actually happen?
9:01 - How will companies get the ecosystem in place?
10:21 - Why do eVTOL aircraft designs look so different from each other?
12:10 - Could batteries end up sidelined in favor of other fuel sources, such as hydrogen?
14:25 - Epilogue
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