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title: "AIR’s heavy-lift eVTOL cargo drone completes first flight with 550 lb payload [Video]"
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description: "AIR, an Israel-based developer of unmanned eVTOL aircraft, has successfully completed the first flight of its heavy-lift cargo drone, one of the largest in its class, carrying a 550 lb payload. This milestone follows two years after the company delivered its first cargo aircraft and achieved FAA Airworthiness, enabling initial flight operations in Florida. The new production-ready aircraft has already received numerous orders, marking a significant advancement in clean aviation technology."
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# AIR’s heavy-lift eVTOL cargo drone completes first flight with 550 lb payload [Video]

Unmanned eVTOL aircraft developer AIR shared a key milestone this morning, successfully completing its first flight in a heavy-lift cargo aircraft – one of the world’s largest in its class.

For those unaware, AIR is an Israel-based developer and manufacturer of smart aircraft. That includes two versions of an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft called the AIR ONE. The clean aviation startup has spent the last eight years developing and testing a passenger and cargo version of its AIR ONE eVTOL, through calculated simulations followed by full-scale prototypes.

It’s been two years since AIR delivered its first cargo aircraft, followed by what the company called the “world’s first uncrewed eVTOLCargo mission – at night,” in 2025. Since then, AIR has received FAA Airworthiness, launching initial US flight operations in the State of Florida.

Today, AIR achieved a successful first flight of a new Heavy-Lift cargo eVTOL – a production-ready aircraft that has already seen dozens of orders.

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