Autonomous Flight Timeline

Events

2022-01-04 - Market Signal - Autonomous Flight announces Y6S Plus order-book opening - AIN published the order-book report on 4 January 2022. The announcement concerned the six-seat battery-electric Y6S Plus concept. It did not establish certification, production, firm deliveries or operational service. - source: ainonline.com
2021-04-30 - Funding - Autonomous Flight raises $7M Series A for eVTOL development - The April 2021 Series A totaled US$7 million, equivalent to approximately GBP 5.2 million at the time. The financing followed research and development on the Y6S aircraft family and preceded a planned larger Series B raise. The round supported the company's… - source: cittimagazine.co.uk
2021-01-13 - Product Launch - Autonomous Flight unveils six-seat Y6S Plus eVTOL concept - The Y6S Plus used a tricopter layout with two tilting coaxial front rotors and a third coaxial rotor behind the main wing. The company targeted a 200 km/h cruise speed and roughly 130 km of range from swappable lithium battery packs. The larger six-seat… - source: newatlas.com
2019-02-22 - Demonstration - Autonomous Flight demonstrates powered Y6S development prototype - The development prototype could power its fans and rotate the front rotor shrouds, demonstrating the planned transition mechanism on the ground. The full-scale airframe represented the two-seat Y6S configuration while the company prepared financing for a… - source: ainonline.com