Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility is making its Asia-Pacific debut at the Singapore Airshow with a full-scale eVTOL cabin mockup and a virtual reality simulation of an eVTOL air taxi flight.
The display comes as part of a world tour that kicked off in 2022 at the Farnborough Airshow. Since then, Eve’s cabin mockup and virtual reality experience have appeared at the SXSW show in Austin, Texas, last March, and later, at the 2023 Paris Airshow.
While the display highlights Eve’s human-centered and external design features, the company has much to share with visitors after launching the production of its first full-scale prototype and its pilot manufacturing facility last year.
The eVTOL maker added a slew of suppliers just last month, including Thales, Honeywell, Recaro Aircraft Seating, and FACC. Those new companies will join Garmin, Liebherr Aerospace, Intergalactic, BAE Systems, DUC Hélices Propellers, and Nidec Aerospace—a joint venture between Japan’s Nidec Corporation and Embraer.
“Eve comes to Singapore with tremendous momentum as we continue the development of our eVTOL, including progressing toward key program milestones,” said company CEO Johann Bordais. “The Asia-Pacific region is an important market for Eve Air Mobility, and we are committed to the region as we continue to build diverse relationships and work with our customers and potential customers to bring a new mode of transportation to help ease traffic congestion.”
Eve has embraced a lift-and-cruise configuration for its four-passenger eVTOL air taxi. The aircraft features a high fixed wing with eight vertical lift rotors mounted on two booms, plus a pair of rear-mounted pusher propellers. The lifting rotors switch off for forward flight, which eliminates the need for a tilting mechanism for the wing or propulsion units, ultimately reducing weight and complexity, according to Eve.