SkyDrive Inc., a Japanese eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft developer, conducted a successful public flight demonstration of its SKYDRIVE SD-05 aircraft at Expo 2025 in Osaka-Kansai.
The demonstration flight, which lasted four minutes, took place at Expo 2025's Vertiport and reached a maximum altitude of five meters.
The SD-05 aircraft is fully automated and remotely piloted, with no passengers on board.
SkyDrive aims to target commercial flights by 2025 and is working on expanding the range of the SD-05 aircraft as battery technology improves.