Jetson ONE first certified ultralight eVTOL in Italy

Per­son­al fly­ing vehi­cle com­pa­ny, Jet­son, announced this week that it has obtained two crit­i­cal flight per­mits from the Ital­ian aero­space author­i­ties, reports a press release. 

First, Jet­son obtained cer­ti­fi­ca­tion as the first eVTOL in the recre­ation­al ultra­light cat­e­go­ry, allow­ing pilots to fly the craft in Italy’s uncon­trolled air­space, after Aero Club d’Italia (AeCI) issued the first reg­is­tra­tion cer­tifi­cate.

This allows licensed pilots to fly the Jet­son ONE pre-pro­duc­tion air­crafts. The I‑X078 reg­is­tra­tion was received on Octo­ber 5th. The release says, “Jet­son is now part of avi­a­tion his­to­ry, not only in Italy, but glob­al­ly as the first flight in the U.S was per­formed on the same day.” 

Sec­ond, Jet­son has also been grant­ed an oper­a­tional autho­ri­sa­tion by Ital­ian Civ­il Avi­a­tion Author­i­ty (ENAC) to fly an unmanned Jet­son ONE remote­ly. This will accel­er­ate the test­ing and prod­uct val­i­da­tion.

Stephan D’haene, Jet­son CEO, said, “The oper­a­tional autho­ri­sa­tion allows us to grad­u­al­ly expand the flight enve­lope of the Jet­son ONE, all with­out expos­ing a test-pilot to poten­tial risk as we explore the lim­its of the vehi­cle. Safe­ty is our num­ber 1 pri­or­i­ty, and this autho­ri­sa­tion is a great enabler.”

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To cel­e­brate these mile­stones, the com­pa­ny has pre­sent­ed not one but three Jet­son ONE craft at the ZeroE­mis­sion Mediter­ranean event in Rome, a show cov­er­ing renew­able ener­gies, e‑mobility and advanced air mobil­i­ty.

After mov­ing the oper­a­tions from Poland to Italy last year, Jet­son is oper­at­ing at a Pro­duc­tion and R&D facil­i­ty in Arez­zo, Tus­cany. The HQ’s pri­vate air­field, south of Flo­rence, com­bines an indus­tri­al facil­i­ty and an 800-metre airstrip per­fect for dai­ly flight test­ing. The air­port is also the home to a cus­tomer expe­ri­ence cen­tre and pilot school. 

The com­pa­ny has already sold over 300 units at a price of USD98,000 each, with a down pay­ment of USD8,000 to reserve a ser­i­al num­ber. A few weeks back, well-known music rap­per, song­writer and record pro­duc­er, will-i-am, invest­ed a large sum of mon­ey into Jet­son. He has been offered the first air­craft off the assem­bly line and will become one of the company’s ini­tial pilots after com­plet­ing the train­ing course.

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https://www.jetsonaero.com/

(Top image: Jet­son CEO, Stephan D’haene, Holds Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion)