{"id":16292,"date":"2025-08-28T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/?p=16292"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:19:09","slug":"skydrive-releases-onboard-footage-of-demonstration-flights-at-expo-2025-in-osaka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16292","title":{"rendered":"SkyDrive Releases Onboard Footage of Demonstration Flights at Expo 2025 in Osaka"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16292\" class=\"elementor elementor-16292\">\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, August 28, 2025 \u2013<\/b> SkyDrive Inc. (\u201cSkyDrive\u201d), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce the safe and successful completion of a series of demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) conducted at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan between July 31 and August 24. The flight loops, of a few minutes in duration, took the SKYDRIVE up and out from the Expo venue\u2019s vertiport and over the ocean in Osaka Bay. We invite members of the press and public to enjoy the onboard footage, which captures the aircraft in flight, the Expo venue, and the surrounding coastal scenery.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">SkyDrive is also pleased to announce that one of the above demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE, a mission flown on August 18, took place in the presence of visiting VIPs including Hirofumi Yoshimura, the Governor of Osaka Prefecture, Kazunori Tanaka, Chairman of the Diet Members&#8217; Association for the Promotion of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (also referred to as the diet member\u2019s Drone Association ), Yoshiro Taguchi, Director-General of the Aviation Network Department, Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, <\/span>Furuichi Shigeru, Director, Advanced Air Mobility Office<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">, Takeshi Ito, Associate Director General of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Kenichi Fujino, Representative Executive Officer and Vice President of The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated, the company supplying SkyDrive with equipment for charging our aircraft.<\/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-d5f5166 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5f5166\" 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-51cce0c\" data-id=\"51cce0c\" 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-ef834c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef834c2\" 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\u3000Still image taken from the August 16 onboard footage<\/b><\/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-e979174 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e979174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=e9aD9Gmiiwg&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 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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-5553528 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5553528\" 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-cab11bc\" data-id=\"cab11bc\" 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-e4842aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4842aa\" 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>Onboard footage:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e9aD9Gmiiwg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e9aD9Gmiiwg<\/a><br><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Flight date: August 16, 2025, around 9:30 AM<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Flight data: 5 min. 14 sec.\u3000Flight distance: 720m&nbsp; Maximum height: 27m<\/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-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>\u25a0 VIPs view a SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) flight on August 18.<\/b><br \/><br \/><\/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-fed6999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fed6999\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\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\/\u5409\u6751\u77e5\u4e8b\u3068\u798f\u6fa4CEO-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u5409\u6751\u77e5\u4e8b\u3068\u798f\u6fa4CEO-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u5409\u6751\u77e5\u4e8b\u3068\u798f\u6fa4CEO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u5409\u6751\u77e5\u4e8b\u3068\u798f\u6fa4CEO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u5409\u6751\u77e5\u4e8b\u3068\u798f\u6fa4CEO-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u5409\u6751\u77e5\u4e8b\u3068\u798f\u6fa4CEO-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">From left: Hirofumi Yoshimura, the Governor of Osaka Prefecture and SkyDrive CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\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-1f06cd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f06cd2\" 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-d9ef0df\" data-id=\"d9ef0df\" 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-a036e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a036e7b\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u642d\u4e57-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u642d\u4e57-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u642d\u4e57-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u642d\u4e57-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u642d\u4e57-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u642d\u4e57-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hirofumi Yoshimura, the Governor of Osaka Prefecture boards the SkyDrive, expressing his surprise at the ease and simplicity of the controls<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\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-153ca3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"153ca3a\" 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-332e0f5\" data-id=\"332e0f5\" 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-b25c272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25c272\" 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>From September, SkyDrive will fly further demonstrations from the Osakako Vertiport operated by Osaka Metro Co., Ltd.&nbsp; The move from Yumeshima, the island hosting the Expo, to the Osakako Vertiport, which lies adjacent to a densely populated Osaka neighborhood, is another significant step towards the wider public acceptance of eVTOLs as a regular means of daily transport.&nbsp;<br><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br><b>\u25a0\u3000September Demonstration Flight Information<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Starting on September 15 and concluding on September 23, SkyDrive will perform demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE Model SD-05 at the Osakako Vertiport, a specialist eVTOL facility built and operated by Osaka Metro Co., Ltd. The aircraft performing these flights will be the same aircraft flown by SkyDrive at Expo 2025.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br><b>&nbsp;1. Dates<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;September 15-23, 2025, with the exception of September 17 and September 18, when no flights will take place.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>2. Times<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">First flight: From 9:30AM&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;Registration to watch the flight and enter the viewing area starts at 8:30 AM. Please arrive early as <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>no entry to the viewing area is permitted after 9:15AM.<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br>&nbsp;Second flight: From 11:30AM<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;Registration to watch the flight and enter the viewing area starts at 10:30 AM. Please arrive early as <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>no entry to the viewing area is permitted after 11:15AM.<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br><b>&nbsp;3. Limitations on spectator numbers&nbsp;<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">100 spectator places, which must be reserved, are available on a first-come, first-served basis.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;*Depending on the circumstances, a larger number of spectator places may be made available.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>4. Entry fee<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Entry to the flight viewing area is free.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br>&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>5. Location<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Osakako Vertiport (Kaigan Dori 1-105-5, Minato Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&nbsp;Nearest Station: Around 10 minutes on foot from the Osakako Station on the Osaka Metro\u2019s Chuo Line.<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br><b>\u25a0\u3000Future Commercialization of the SKYDRIVE<br><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">SkyDrive is currently working to achieve the type certification required for the commercial operation of its aircraft (*2) while also working together with corporate partners in Japan and overseas to pave the way for the future commercialization of SKYDRIVE operations. In Japan, SkyDrive is collaborating with Osaka Metro, operator of the subway system in Japan\u2019s second largest city of Osaka, with a view to starting commercial operations of the SKYDRIVE in Osaka\u2019s Morinomiya Area in 2028. SkyDrive is also working together with JR Kyushu, a major provider of railway services on the island of Kyushu, southern Japan, with the goal of launching, also in around 2028, scenic flights over Beppu Bay, as well as airtaxi services between the city of Beppu and the nearby resort of Yufuin.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\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-cf231a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf231a5\" 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-d85efa4\" data-id=\"d85efa4\" 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-a8215b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8215b7\" 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>Editor\u2019s Note:<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/>(*1) \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>(*2) Please click the following link to view the prior SkyDrive press release on our aircraft certification campaign:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/14401<\/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:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/\u3010SkyDrive\u3011SkyDrive-Releases-Onboard-Footage-of-Osaka-Demo-Flights_0828-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkyDrive Releases Onboard Footage of Demonstration Flights at Expo 2025 in Osaka_20250828<\/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, August 28, 2025 \u2013 SkyDrive Inc. 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