Eve Air Mobility’s full-scale Eve 100 engineering prototype has completed its first partial transition flight at Embraer’s test facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil. The eVTOL demonstrator entered the transition-flight-test phase after activating its rear pusher propeller in flight for the first time, a key step between hover operations and wing-borne forward flight.
The company reported a stable speed of 27 knots, a maximum ground speed of 30 knots and a pusher rotation of 1,200 rpm during the 3-minute 9-second sortie. The aircraft covered about 0.84 nautical miles and reached a maximum altitude of 90 feet.
The result extends Eve’s development programme beyond hover and low-speed flight, which it closed on 21 May after 59 flights and 2 hours 27 minutes 33 seconds of accumulated flight time. More flights are planned as the team expands the envelope toward higher speeds and a full transition profile.
Transition testing is among the most demanding phases in eVTOL development because it validates the shift from rotor-borne lift to conventional aerodynamic lift. Eve has not yet completed full wing-borne transition or certification, and the aircraft remains an engineering prototype.