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2025 年：电动空中出租车测试的重要一年，但 2026 年将会更大
电动空中出租车和其他新型飞机预计最早将于 2026 年夏季参与运营试验。
来源:飞行杂志The FAA in October 2024 published a special federal aviation regulation (SFAR) with seismic implications for the aviation industry—a framework for the early integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
As 2026 begins, these new entrants, capable of both vertical lift and wingborne flight, may be months or even weeks away from flying in a city near you.
Electric air taxi manufacturers Joby Aviation, Archer Aviation, and Beta Technologies believe they are nearing type inspection authorization (TIA) testing—a critical phase of the type certification process during which FAA test pilots evaluate the aircraft.波音公司的 Wisk Aero 紧随其后，该公司于 12 月完成了其第 6 代自动空中出租车的首飞。
但在 TIA 之前，如果这些制造商被选入 eVTOL 集成试点计划 (eIPP)，他们可能有机会在现实环境中驾驶飞机（拥有真实的基础设施和机场人员）。
The eIPP, unveiled in September, will run for three years and comprise at least five projects.According to the FAA, eIPP participants may even be able to conduct operations for revenue—something they are unable to do under existing flight test and market survey programs.
但在我们展望 2026 年之前，让我们回顾一下迄今为止电动空中出租车飞行测试最活跃的一年。
2025 年新高
去年，多家电动空中出租车开发商实现了关键里程碑，并进行了比以往更多的实际测试。
Beta 版已行驶 100,000 英里
None were as visible as Beta, which conducted public demonstrations with its Alia conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) at airports across the U.S. and Europe.
During those flights, Clark said the aircraft coordinated with air traffic controllers and other airport personnel, as well as FBOs and ground systems.
“将你的孩子交给别人去飞，这是‘另一个成熟的一步，’他说。