{"id":372513,"date":"2026-09-24T15:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372513"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:26:03","slug":"indias-first-evtol-aircraft-e200x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-evtol-aircraft-e200x\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s First eVTOL Aircraft \u2013 e200X"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Technology Development Board approved \u20b9285 crore support to Ubifly Technologies for advancing its indigenous advanced air mobility solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About India\u2019s first eVTOL aircraft \u2013 e200X<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372519\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-372519\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-ETV-Bharat.jpg?resize=300%2C162&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"India\u2019s first eVTOL aircraft \u2013 e200X\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-ETV-Bharat.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-ETV-Bharat.jpg?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-ETV-Bharat.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ETV Bharat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL)<\/strong> aircraft are <strong>battery-powered aircraft<\/strong> that can <strong>take off and land vertically<\/strong> before transitioning to forward flight.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>e200X is a specific eVTOL aircraft<\/strong> being <strong>developed in India for advanced air mobility.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>three-seater<\/strong>, <strong>zero-emission aircraft.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is designed for <strong>one pilot and two passengers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> In India, the e200X is <strong>developed by Ubifly Technologies Private Limited (The ePlane Company), Chennai.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial Support:<\/strong> The Technology Development Board<strong> (TDB) <\/strong>approved<strong> \u20b9285 crore<\/strong> under the <strong>Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding Mode:<\/strong> The support will be provided through<strong> Optionally Convertible Debentures (OCD).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The project has a total approved cost of<strong> \u20b9570 crore.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Working Mechanism:<\/strong> The aircraft can <strong>take off and land vertically using electric propulsion<\/strong> before switching to forward flight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance:<\/strong> It has a targeted <strong>range of 110 km and an ideal speed of 160 kmph.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Indigenous Technology:<\/strong> It uses <strong>vertical rotors, forward propellers, flight-control algorithms, power-distribution controllers and battery-pack modules<\/strong> with integrated cooling systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Landing System:<\/strong> Its landing gear <strong>supports both conventional and vertical landing,<\/strong> providing operational flexibility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technology Development:<\/strong> The project <strong>aims to advance the aircraft from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 to TRL 9<\/strong> through further testing, validation and scale-up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications:<\/strong> It is intended for <strong>advanced air mobility<\/strong>, including <strong>emergency medical services, airport transfers and urban passenger transport.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Technology Development Board approved \u20b9285 crore support to Ubifly Technologies for advancing its indigenous advanced air mobility solution. About India\u2019s first eVTOL aircraft \u2013 e200X Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft are battery-powered aircraft that can take off and land vertically before transitioning to forward flight. The e200X is a specific eVTOL&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-evtol-aircraft-e200x\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India\u2019s First eVTOL Aircraft \u2013 e200X<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12056],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-372513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}