AMSL Aero aims to bring the eVTOL aircraft to market by 2026

AMSL founders Siobhan Lyndon and Andrew Moore aim to start flying the first prototype of their Vertiia eVTOL aircraft before the end of 2022. (Image: AMSL)

Our investee company and Australian start-up AMSL Aero aims to jump-start the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector in the country with its Vertiia eVTOL vehicle.

The company has designed a seven-metre box wing configuration, which it believes will deliver aerodynamic efficiency equivalent to models with much larger wingspans, as well as the compact scale needed to operate in tight urban spaces. The initial all-electric version of the vehicle is expected to have a range of up to 250 kilometres, while a subsequent leap into hydrogen propulsion could quadruple this target to 1,000 kilometres.

AMSL Aero sees emergency medical support operations as a likely early adopter of the Vertiia, and it has signed an MoU with Sydney-based CareFlight with this in mind. The company aims to bring what it says will be the world’s most efficient eVTOL aircraft to market by 2026.