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Air Force Completes First Military Transport of eVTOL Aircraft Inside C-130

Kelsey Reichmann
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Air Force Completes First Military Transport of eVTOL Aircraft Inside C-130
A LIFT Aircraft electronic vertical takeoff and landing aircraft sits on a trailer at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Texas, March 24, 2021. The eVTOL was transported from Ohio to Texas by the 79th Rescue Squadron as part of an ongoing relationship between industry partners and Air Force units that are working together to develop emerging technologies in support of tomorrow’s fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob T. Stephens)

The Air Force transported an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Springfield, Ohio to Austin, Texas on March 23 and 24 inside an HC-130J Combat King II as a proof of concept to integrate eVTOLs into combat capabilities, according to the 355th Wing. The eVTOL used was LIFT Aircraft’s Hexa, which flew its first demonstration flight for the Air Force in August 2020. “This is the first milestone in developmental operations of eVTOL in rescue and attack, which…

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