AIRTAXIS
We are documenting the Third Revolution in aviation.
Technology • Infrastructure • Economics • The Future
We are standing on the precipice of the “Third Revolution” in aviation. The first was the Wright Brothers. The second was the Jet Engine. The third is Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL).
AirTaxis.co is dedicated to documenting this shift. This page serves as your “living whitepaper”—a continuously updated resource on how battery density, distributed propulsion, and AI certification are converging to move city traffic into the sky.
Chapter 01 Anatomy of an Air Taxi
The Core Tech Stack
Solid State Power
Requires >400 Wh/kg energy density for viable commercial range.
Distributed Lift
Multiple small electric rotors providing redundancy and silence.
Fly-by-Wire AI
Simplified controls that stabilize the aircraft automatically 100x/sec.
Why “Distributed Electric Propulsion” Changes Everything
In a traditional helicopter, a single massive engine drives a single massive rotor. If that engine fails, the pilot must perform a dangerous maneuver called autorotation. It is loud, vibrates intensely, and has hundreds of single points of failure.
eVTOLs are different. By using 6, 8, or even 12 smaller electric motors, engineers can design aircraft where losing one, two, or even three motors does not result in a crash. The software simply adjusts the speed of the remaining motors to balance the craft instantly.
Advanced Composite Materials
Chapter 02 The Vertiport Network
Building the aircraft is hard. Building the places for them to land might be harder. We are not building new airports; we are retrofitting cities.
Skyport Class A
Major hubs located at airports and central stations. Full service terminals.
Vertistop Class B
Neighborhood nodes on parking garage roofs. Rapid Pick-up/Drop-off only.
Chapter 03 The Economics of Flight
Cost Per Passenger Mile
*Estimates based on Uber Elevate whitepapers and Joby Aviation investor decks.
Future Fleet Concepts
Latest Insights
The State of eVTOL Certification 2025
A deep dive into FAA and EASA regulations shaping the launch of commercial air taxis.
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Why Bengaluru is the Next Air Mobility Hub
Analyzing Karnataka’s push for urban air mobility infrastructure and what it means for the tech capital.
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Top 5 Silent Propulsion Technologies
How engineers are reducing decibel levels to make air taxis quieter than city traffic.
Read More →Market Leaders
Joby
NYSE: JOBYBased in California. Partnered with Toyota and Uber. Their S4 aircraft is a 5-seater tilt-rotor design leading the FAA certification race.
Archer
NYSE: ACHRPartnered with United Airlines. The “Midnight” aircraft is designed for rapid back-to-back city hops with minimal charging time.