Eve Air Mobility’s uncrewed full-scale eVTOL prototype has completed 50 flights, accumulating just over two hours of total flight time since its first flight in December 2025. The aircraft remains in early testing at Embraer’s facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, focusing on low-speed operations up to 15 knots (28 km/h).
Recent updates indicate the prototype has reached altitudes of 140 feet (43 meters), demonstrating stable behavior during maneuvers across three axes. Propulsion and battery performance have exceeded expectations, while noise levels stay significantly lower than conventional helicopters. Testing validates control laws, rotor efficiency, thermal performance, and the propulsion model, with plans to expand the flight envelope to higher speeds.
The program lags behind competitors advancing piloted certification aircraft. Eve plans to build six conforming prototypes for a broader flight test campaign targeting type certification and entry into service in 2027, in coordination with Brazil’s ANAC.