{"id":18537,"date":"2026-07-02T15:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/?p=18537"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:19:41","slug":"skydrive-marks-a-total-of-300-flights-without-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/18537","title":{"rendered":"SkyDrive Marks a Total of 300 Flights without Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18537\" class=\"elementor elementor-18537\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-062f171 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"062f171\" 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-1098634\" data-id=\"1098634\" 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-2d97319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d97319\" 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><strong>TOYOTA, Japan, DATE, YEAR<\/strong> &#8211; SkyDrive Inc. (\u201cSkyDrive\u201d), a leading Compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft developer based in Japan, announces the completion of 300 flights of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive model SD-05), having reached this milestone over a period of 20 months from November 2024 and June 2026.<\/p><p>Through these demonstration flights, we have not only assessed the aircraft\u2019s performance, we have also amassed a large volume of flight data which will, once our aircraft is on the market, help support regular, on-time, commercial operations and decisions over when the aircraft can fly.<\/p><p>While SkyDrive has test facilities both in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, and at the Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park in Yamaguchi Prefecture, SkyDrive has flown its aircraft in a wide range of different environments to gain experience outside our facilities in airspaces where conditions are closer to the aircraft\u2019s future commercial operations, enabling us to improve the reliability and safety of our aircraft as we look to accelerate steadily forward toward commercialization in 2028.<\/p><p>SkyDrive has published a video on its official YouTube channel of the path toward the successful completion of 300 test flights.<\/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-2a60470 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a60470\" 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-ebf97c9\" data-id=\"ebf97c9\" 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-ea61260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea61260\" 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\tYouTube\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QtyAKTLjgcA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QtyAKTLjgcA<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729929f elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"729929f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=QtyAKTLjgcA&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-7f2e4ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f2e4ad\" 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-c3b19b8\" data-id=\"c3b19b8\" 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-4e6f25e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e6f25e\" 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><strong>\u25a0 The Significance of Reaching 300 Flights<\/strong><br \/>SkyDrive is developing eVTOLs with the mission of \u201cleading a once-in-a-century mobility revolution\u201d. Our goal is to make simple and convenient air travel a regular part of city life. As we develop the SKYDRIVE, we have not only flown test flights within our own test facilities, we have also demonstrated the capabilities of the aircraft in public, including through flights from vertiports built by third parties, giving stakeholders and local people the opportunity to see the aircraft in operation.<\/p><p>The major demonstration flights performed by SkyDrive are as follows: (*2)<\/p><ul><li>2025: Demonstration flights at the Osaka Expo and the Osakako vertiport<\/li><li>2026: Demonstration flights in Tokyo<\/li><\/ul><p>Through a total of 48 flights outside SkyDrive\u2019s test centers, SkyDrive has collected a wealth of operational data that will support on-time operations following the aircraft\u2019s commercialization.<\/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-2db8392 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2db8392\" 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-d555ced\" data-id=\"d555ced\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae56403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae56403\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8404d08\" data-id=\"8404d08\" 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-f57862d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f57862d\" 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\/2026\/07\/\uff11\u2605vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h50m26s432_s-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff11\u2605vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h50m26s432_s-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff11\u2605vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h50m26s432_s-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff11\u2605vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h50m26s432_s-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff11\u2605vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h50m26s432_s-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff11\u2605vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h50m26s432_s.jpg 1920w\" 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\">Testing in Toyota City  continued through the winter.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b88971f\" data-id=\"b88971f\" 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-5f869c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f869c5\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff12\u2605_vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h26m32s479_2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff12\u2605_vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h26m32s479_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff12\u2605_vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h26m32s479_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff12\u2605_vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h26m32s479_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff12\u2605_vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h26m32s479_2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff12\u2605_vlcsnap-2026-06-22-13h26m32s479_2.jpg 1920w\" 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\">Our quiet aircraft can  fly near residential areas.<\/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\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-26471c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26471c9\" 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-18d3a9e\" data-id=\"18d3a9e\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13f1c0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13f1c0d\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5add87\" data-id=\"b5add87\" 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-9256c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9256c27\" 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=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff13\u2605IMG_0546-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff13\u2605IMG_0546-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff13\u2605IMG_0546-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff13\u2605IMG_0546-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff13\u2605IMG_0546-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff13\u2605IMG_0546-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff13\u2605IMG_0546-320x240.jpg 320w\" 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\">Charging our aircraft  at the Osaka Expo in 2025.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d7245\" data-id=\"f1d7245\" 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-746282b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"746282b\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff14sns4-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff14sns4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff14sns4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff14sns4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff14sns4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff14sns4-2048x1152.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\">In flight at the Osakako Vertiport by Osaka Bay.<\/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\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 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https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff15sns3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff15sns3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff15sns3.jpg 1920w\" 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\">Towing the aircraft to our test ground by Kirara Park, Yamaguchi.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0be9189\" data-id=\"0be9189\" 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-4f15bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f15bc6\" 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=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff16sns2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff16sns2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff16sns2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff16sns2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff16sns2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\uff16sns2-2048x1152.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\">Around 40% of our engineers  are from outside Japan.<\/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\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-61b6771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61b6771\" 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-d2d99be\" data-id=\"d2d99be\" 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-18c2b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c2b6c\" 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><strong>\u25a0 SkyDrive\u2019s Path Forward<\/strong><br \/>Around the world, manufacturers are competing to develop eVTOL aircraft. The industry has already gone beyond the stage of \u201cproving that these aircraft can fly\u201d and is now entering a new phase that includes the flight demonstrations required to confirm commercial viability and the advanced data collection required to accumulate evidence for certification.<\/p><p>The aircraft and operational data accumulated by SkyDrive through 300 completed flights provides a solid foundation to support the regulatory testing required for type certification and the further aircraft development needed for commercialization. As we target the launch of commercial operations in 2028, we will continue to move forwards while always making safety our absolute priority.<\/p><p><strong>\u25a0 Comments<\/strong><br \/><strong>Yugo Fukuhara, Vice President, Director, Project Management Department<\/strong><br \/>The achievement of 300 completed flights is the result of cumulative efforts by our engineers, pilots and operations team, who have all worked continuously with a priority on safety. Throughout the flight test campaign, we have approached each flight with the appropriate degree of caution, ensuring that we can safely complete the flight profile and record the data that we require. We will keep working toward certification and commercialization, making sure we continue to uphold our ongoing focus on safety.<\/p><p><strong>Christopher Rennie, Director, Test Department, Vehicle Development Division<\/strong><br \/>Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the SD-05 flight test campaign. Flight testing is never easy, and reaching 300 safe flights is a meaningful achievement made possible through teamwork, discipline, and commitment across the entire organization. We have faced technical, operational, and schedule challenges, but each flight has strengthened our knowledge, improved our aircraft, and moved us closer to certification. As we look ahead to type certification and the production units coming next year, we recognize that greater challenges are ahead. However, with the same dedication and one-team mindset, we are ready to face them.<\/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-c78c553 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c78c553\" 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-9c974dd\" data-id=\"9c974dd\" 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-13f8989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f8989\" 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 \/>(*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.<\/p><p>(*2) Related press releases:<br \/>Demonstration flights at the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai: <a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16292<\/a><br \/>SkyDrive Completes Extended Summer Demonstration Flight Campaign in Osaka: <a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16771<\/a><br \/>SkyDrive Completes First Demo Flights in Tokyo: <a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/17702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/17702<\/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-7af7a9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af7a9b\" 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-17a39b8\" data-id=\"17a39b8\" 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-ac59b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac59b24\" 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><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>Kaori Saito<br \/>Public Relations<br \/>SkyDrive Inc.<br \/>Email: info@skydrive.co.jp<br \/><a 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-78c9f6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78c9f6d\" 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-af84e2e\" data-id=\"af84e2e\" 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-bc34a00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc34a00\" 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><strong>Download the PDF from below:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/SkyDrive-Marks-a-Total-of-300-Flights-without-Incident_20260702-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkyDrive Marks a Total of 300 Flights without Incident_20260702<\/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, DATE, YEAR &#8211; SkyDrive Inc. 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