{"id":16094,"date":"2025-07-31T18:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/?p=16094"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:24:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:24:03","slug":"skydrive-starts-summer-demonstration-flights-at-expo-2025-in-osaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16094","title":{"rendered":"SkyDrive Starts Summer Demonstration Flights at Expo 2025 in Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16094\" class=\"elementor elementor-16094\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4954d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4954d50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2d5e56\" data-id=\"d2d5e56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe9ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abe9ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>TOYOTA, Japan, July 31, 2025 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; SkyDrive Inc. (\u201cSkyDrive\u201d), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce the safe and successful completion of a demonstration flight of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan. SkyDrive will continue to showcase the capabilities of the SKYDRIVE with a series of further demonstration flights through to August 24 (see below for details).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b2922 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"03b2922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=l8huKwPfROg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;-webkit-transform:translateZ(0);transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed22d72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed22d72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f987b\" data-id=\"02f987b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb8ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcb8ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 31, 2025: Crow<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ds watch SkyDrive\u2019s demonstration flight from the EXPO Vertiport at EXPO 2025.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flight reached a height of 4 meters and lasted for 3 minutes.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aircraft is uncrewed, operated b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y remote control, and stabilized using automatic control technology.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40219b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40219b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad81a64\" data-id=\"ad81a64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7438a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7438a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/20250731_SD-05-00-2_\u30c7\u30e2\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u5199\u771f_3_final-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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elementor-element-649b1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649b1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myaku-Myaku, the official Expo mascot, flying with the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive SD-05)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d81c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1d81c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/20250731_SD-05-00-2_\u30c7\u30e2\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u5199\u771f_2_final-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/20250731_SD-05-00-2_\u30c7\u30e2\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u5199\u771f_2_final-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/20250731_SD-05-00-2_\u30c7\u30e2\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u5199\u771f_2_final-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/20250731_SD-05-00-2_\u30c7\u30e2\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u5199\u771f_2_final-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/20250731_SD-05-00-2_\u30c7\u30e2\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u5199\u771f_2_final-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/20250731_SD-05-00-2_\u30c7\u30e2\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\u5199\u771f_2_final-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb9ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cb9ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SKYDRIVE in stable hover over the vertiport<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb3ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9eb3ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/EXPO-Vertiport\u3067\u306e\u5145\u96fb\u98a8\u666f_Charging-at-EXPO-Vertiport_\u00a9SkyDrive-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/EXPO-Vertiport\u3067\u306e\u5145\u96fb\u98a8\u666f_Charging-at-EXPO-Vertiport_\u00a9SkyDrive-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/EXPO-Vertiport\u3067\u306e\u5145\u96fb\u98a8\u666f_Charging-at-EXPO-Vertiport_\u00a9SkyDrive-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/EXPO-Vertiport\u3067\u306e\u5145\u96fb\u98a8\u666f_Charging-at-EXPO-Vertiport_\u00a9SkyDrive-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/EXPO-Vertiport\u3067\u306e\u5145\u96fb\u98a8\u666f_Charging-at-EXPO-Vertiport_\u00a9SkyDrive-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/EXPO-Vertiport\u3067\u306e\u5145\u96fb\u98a8\u666f_Charging-at-EXPO-Vertiport_\u00a9SkyDrive-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5de18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5de18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The SKYDRIVE, seen here getting charged,&nbsp; is an all-electric aircraft powered by batteries rather than aircraft engines<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12070ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12070ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e19015a\" data-id=\"e19015a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc1f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fc1f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back in February 2023, SkyDrive was included in a select group of the advanced air mobility companies chosen to demonstrate their smart mobility technology at the Expo under the event\u2019s theme of showcasing the technology that will shape the future of society. As a result of this opportunity, the successful demonstration of our aircraft at the Expo became one of SkyDrive\u2019s key development milestones. Following extensive development activity and an accident-free flight test campaign that confirmed the aircraft\u2019s safety, SkyDrive is excited to show our aircraft to the public as per the demonstration flight schedule below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u25a0 SkyDrive Demonstration Flight Schedule&nbsp;<br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SkyDrive will fly at the EXPO Vertiport every Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between Friday August 1 and Sunday August 24. No flights will be scheduled on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For further information on the SkyDrive flight schedule, please click the link below:<br><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16065\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16065<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*For the latest information on actual flight times, please refer to the official EXPO 2025 Visitors app (*2) and SkyDrive\u2019s own social media (*3).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note the following:<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u30fbThe above schedule is provisional and subject to change without notice.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u30fbFlights may be postponed or cancelled in the event of inclement weather.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u30fbFlights may be postponed or cancelled for aircraft maintenance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u25a0 Demonstration Flight Area<\/b><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following a comprehensive safety analysis, SkyDrive has taken the decision to start and complete the demonstration flights from the EXPO Vertiport, which is located in the Mobility Experience Area in the northwest corner of the Expo venue.\u3000<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bfbc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9bfbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Map_EN-1024x562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Map_EN-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Map_EN-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Map_EN-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Map_EN-1536x842.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Map_EN.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a98b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a98b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Map provided by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264cd35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"264cd35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\u25a0 Watching the SkyDrive Demonstration Flights<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No advance reservations are required to watch the demonstration flights.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please come to the area around the vertiport prior to the advertised flight time.<br \/><\/span>*Note that advertised flight times are scheduled times, and these times may change for various reasons.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When watching flights in the area around the EXPO Vertiport, we ask that all radio-emitting electronic devices, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-enabled devices, be switched to flight mode or turned off to ensure that radio waves from these devices do not affect the aircraft.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please understand that the EXPO Vertiport is an outdoor venue with no indoor viewing area. We ask that demonstration flight spectators make use of the nearby rest area (Group Rest Area: West) and drink adequate amounts of water to avoid the risk of suffering heatstroke while watching these demonstration flights.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crowding in the area around the vertiport is expected before, during and after the demonstration flights. To ensure your safety and comfort, we ask that you follow the instructions of the safety marshals and other authorized personnel.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u25a0<\/span><b>Further Information on Advanced Air Mobility at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the latest information, please visit the official website of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition at the link below:<br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expo2025.or.jp\/en\/future-index\/smart-mobility\/advanced-air-mobility\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.expo2025.or.jp\/en\/future-index\/smart-mobility\/advanced-air-mobility\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><b>\u25a0 Commercial Operation of the SKYDRIVE<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SkyDrive is currently working to achieve the type certification (*4) required for the commercial operation of the SKYDRIVE aircraft, while also collaborating with various partners in Japan and overseas to accelerate the preparations required for those future operations. In Japan, SkyDrive is joining together with Osaka Metro Company. Ltd. and the Osaka City authorities with the aim of launching commercial eVTOL operations in Osaka\u2019s Morinomiya area from as early as 2028. SkyDrive is also partnering with the JR Kyushu Railway Company to develop eVTOL services in Kyushu from around 2028. Planned services include tourist flights over Beppu Bay and air taxi routes linking destinations such as the spa town of Beppu and the resort of Yufuin (*5).<\/span><\/p><p><b>\u25a0 Comment from SkyDrive CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Expo 2025 event is a wonderful opportunity to experience tomorrow\u2019s technology and we are proud to have the chance to show you all a taste of the future through our eVTOL. The successful completion of today\u2019s flight required SkyDrive\u2019s employees and partners to work closely together and overcome various challenges. We are all thrilled to see the SKYDRIVE flying over Osaka Bay, and extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who has provided us with encouragement and support. As CEO, I would also like to extend my personal thanks to the SkyDrive team.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI hope that the spectators gathered at the EXPO vertiport to see our aircraft take off and fly will now find it easier to imagine how eVTOL aircraft flights will in future become a regular part of our daily routine. We will continue to prioritize flight safety, ensuring that visitors to the Expo over the coming weeks can enjoy the experience of seeing the airborne SKYDRIVE.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51aa9e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51aa9e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a916a\" data-id=\"49a916a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cddf52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cddf52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\/* Responsive Table Styles *\/\n.responsive-table {\n  width: 100%;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n}\n.responsive-table td {\n  border: 1px solid #dddddd;\n  padding: 8px;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n\/* Styles for Mobile View (applied when screen width is 600px or less) *\/\n@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n  .responsive-table,\n  .responsive-table tbody,\n  .responsive-table tr,\n  .responsive-table td {\n    display: block;\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n  .responsive-table tr {\n    margin-bottom: 15px;\n    border: 1px solid #dddddd;\n  }\n  .responsive-table td {\n    text-align: right;\n    padding-left: 50%;\n    position: relative;\n    border: none;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\n  }\n  .responsive-table td::before {\n    content: attr(data-label);\n    position: absolute;\n    left: 10px;\n    width: 45%;\n    padding-right: 10px;\n    white-space: nowrap;\n    text-align: left;\n    font-weight: bold;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>\u25a0 SKYDRIVE: Aircraft Specifications<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Dimensions\">Dimensions (length \u00d7 width \u00d7 height)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Dimensions Details\">Approx. 11.5 m \u00d7 approx. 11.3 m \u00d7 approx. 3 m (including rotors)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Occupants\">Occupants<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Occupants Details\">3 people (1 pilot and 2 passengers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Energy source\">Energy source<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Energy source Details\">The SKYDRIVE is a battery-powered electric aircraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Propulsion\">Propulsion<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Propulsion Details\">12 motors and rotors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Materials\">Principal Structural materials<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Materials Details\">Includes composite (CFRP) materials, and aluminum alloys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Max takeoff weight\">Maximum takeoff weight<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Max takeoff weight Details\">1,400 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Max cruising speed\">Maximum cruising speed<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Max cruising speed Details\">100 km\/h (airspeed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Range\">Range<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Range Details\">15-40 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4966cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4966cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb92044\" data-id=\"bb92044\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ae0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3ae0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>About SkyDrive Inc.<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SkyDrive is an eVTOL company aiming \u201cto take the lead in the once-in-a-century mobility revolution\u201d. The company began testing eVTOL prototypes in 2014 prior to official incorporation in 2018. Under its future vision for urban transportation, flying in eVTOLs will become a regular part of city life. In 2019, SkyDrive became the first company to fly a crewed eVTOL in Japan. As of 2025, SkyDrive is working with civil aviation authorities in Japan and the US to acquire certification for \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d, the company\u2019s first eVTOL product. SkyDrive showcased the first public flight of the SKYDRIVE at Expo 2025 in Osaka in April 2025. SkyDrive began production of \u201cSKYDRIVE\u201d in March 2024 at a plant owned by Suzuki Motor Corporation, SkyDrive&#8217;s official production partner. SkyDrive is headquartered in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, and led by CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa, an engineer and entrepreneur.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, please visit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e932ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e932ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2136b0f\" data-id=\"2136b0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5efe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c5efe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*1)\u00a0 \u201ceVTOL\u201d is an abbreviation for electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing. As the name suggests, eVTOL aircraft can take off and land without a runway. eVTOLs are powered by electricity and incorporate advanced, automatic, flight control technology.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*2) EXPO 2025 Visitors is the official app of the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The app includes a map to help visitors find their way around the various onsite pavilions and restaurants as well as various other Expo-linked services.<br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expo2025.or.jp\/en\/visitorsapp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.expo2025.or.jp\/en\/visitorsapp\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*3) SkyDrive Official social media account<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X\uff08formely Tw<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">itter)\uff1a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Skydrive_Global\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/x.com\/Skydrive_Global<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*4) Related press release on SkyDrive\u2019s progress towards certification\uff1a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14401\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14401<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(*5) Other related press releases<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u30fbSkyDrive\u2019s collaboration with Osaka Metro: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14063\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14063<\/span><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u30fbSkyDrive\u2019s collaboration with JR Kyushu: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14325\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14325<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-156d76f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"156d76f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bebf89b\" data-id=\"bebf89b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e14486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e14486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Noto Sans JP, sans-serif;\"><b>Contact:<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Noto Sans JP', sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Public Relations<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Noto Sans JP', sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">SkyDrive Inc.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Noto Sans JP', sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Email: info@skydrive.co.jp<br \/><\/span><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Noto Sans JP', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/contact<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6e14d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6e14d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ddf483\" data-id=\"6ddf483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a9669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a9669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/\u3010SkyDrive\u3011SkyDrive-Starts-Summer-Demonstration-Flights-at-Expo-2025-in-Osaka_31July2025.pdf\"><b>SkyDrive Starts Summer Demonstration Flights at Expo 2025 in Osaka<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOYOTA, Japan, July 31, 2025 &#8211; SkyDrive Inc. 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