{"id":18668,"date":"2026-07-14T09:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/?p=18668"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T00:22:47","slug":"skydrive-successfully-completes-evtol-demonstration-flight-simulating-scenic-tours-over-the-seto-inland-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/18668","title":{"rendered":"SkyDrive Successfully Completes eVTOL Demonstration Flight  Simulating Scenic Tours over the Seto Inland Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18668\" class=\"elementor elementor-18668\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb91ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb91ef\" 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-0299ac6\" data-id=\"0299ac6\" 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-4b66efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b66efa\" 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 CITY, Japan, July 13, 2026\u00a0<\/b> &#8211; SkyDrive Inc. (&#8220;SkyDrive&#8221;), a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft developer based in Japan, announced today the completion of a demonstration flight of its &#8220;SKYDRIVE&#8221; eVTOL aircraft\u00a0 (SkyDrive Model SD-05). The flight, held at the test site inside the Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park, western Japan, was designed to simulate a scenic touring flight over the Seto Inland Sea.<\/p><p>The flight, which was witnessed by Mr. Tsugumasa Muraoka, Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Mr. Toru Kawano, Vice Chairperson of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly, and Mr. Toshihiro Suzuki, Representative Director and President of Suzuki Motor Corporation, SkyDrive&#8217;s official production partner, provided further confirmation of the aircraft\u2019s technical maturity and the potential use of eVTOL for scenic tourist flights.<\/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-59c3a3b elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"59c3a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=KDvE4AbiQ0E&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>\/*! 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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=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1-1024x569.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1-450x250.jpg 450w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u8a18\u8005\u4f1a\u898b\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1.jpg 1827w\" 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: Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corporation; Tomohiro Fukuzawa, Founder and CEO of SkyDrive Inc.; Tsugumasa Muraoka, Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture; Toru Kawano, Vice Chairperson of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly.<\/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-a35466a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a35466a\" 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-183eaf9\" data-id=\"183eaf9\" 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-c4e063b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e063b\" 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>Demonstration Flight Details<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">The demonstration flight, which was flown without passengers or crew, simulated the future operational flows SkyDrive will use to provide tourist flights once SkyDrive\u2019s aircraft is in service. Alongside the actual flight of the remotely piloted aircraft, the simulation included a run through of a seamless passenger journey conveying passengers arriving by car at the vertiport (takeoff and landing facility) straight to their eVTOL flight.<\/span><\/p><div><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">&lt;First Flight&gt;<\/b><\/div><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>\u30fb Date &amp; Time:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> Around 8:00 AM, Monday, July 13, 2026<br \/><\/span><b>\u30fb <span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Operation Mode:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"> Autonomous control and remote piloting without a pilot on board<\/span><br \/><\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u30fb Flight Results:<\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"> Flight distance: 2 km (approx. 1.24 miles) \/ Flight time: 6 min 20 sec \/ Maximum speed: 86 km\/h (approx. 53.4 mph) \/ Maximum altitude: 30 m (approx. 98.4 ft.)<\/span><br \/><\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br \/>&lt;Second Flight&gt;<br \/><\/b><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u30fb Date &amp; Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"> Around 11:05 AM, Monday, July 13, 2026<\/span><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><b>\u30fb Operation Mode:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"> Autonomous control and remote piloting without a pilot on board<\/span><br \/><\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u30fb Flight Results:<\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"> Flight distance: 1900 m (approx. 1.18 miles)\u00a0 \/ Flight time: 5 min 42 sec \/ Maximum speed: 54km\/h (34 mph) \/ Maximum altitude: 25m (82 ft)\u00a0<\/span><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><br \/><b>Background and Objectives<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">SkyDrive is developing a compact eVTOL with the mission of &#8220;leading the once-in-a century mobility revolution&#8221; that will establish eVTOLs as a feasible option for intra-urban transportation and a regular feature of city life. To date, SkyDrive has flown its prototype aircraft more than 300 times in various environments, including flight test sites in Toyota City (Aichi Prefecture) and Yamaguchi City (Yamaguchi Prefecture), as well as at the Expo 2025 Osaka venue, Osaka Port, and, most recently, at Tokyo Big Sight in February 2026.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Future eVTOLs will contribute to society in various ways including the avoidance of urban traffic congestion, the post-disaster delivery of emergency relief supplies and emergency medical support, and the expansion of regional economies through the provision of novel tourism experiences. Today\u2019s demonstration flight exercise, which simulated the seamless movements required to transit passengers arriving by road to a scenic eVTOL flight, helped confirm the feasibility of these new eVTOL-centered tourist opportunities.<\/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-6348b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6348b14\" 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\/4in1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/4in1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/4in1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/4in1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/4in1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/4in1-2048x1152.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\">Seamlessly transition from your car to an eVTOL<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5312d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5312d59\" 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 id=\"docs-internal-guid-98a11e3f-7fff-77de-d9ed-e1d423bfcd82\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H0Z5yxUGgcU\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/H0Z5yxUGgcU<\/span><\/a><\/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-01762ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01762ba\" 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-5dd187d\" data-id=\"5dd187d\" 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-4758b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4758b1f\" 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>Comment from Tomohiro Fukuzawa, Founder and CEO of SkyDrive Inc.<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">&#8220;I was proud and delighted to see today the successful completion of our demonstration flight here in Yamaguchi, a milestone that builds upon our previous flights at the Expo 2025, Osaka Port, and Tokyo Big Sight. I also am extremely grateful to our immensely supportive partners, including Governor Muraoka, Assembly Vice Chairperson Kawano, and President Suzuki of Suzuki Motor Company, for taking the time to visit our test facility and share this experience with us.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Today\u2019s flight simulated a concrete example of how eVTOLs will be integrated into future tourist experiences. These scenic flights are a key pillar of the commercial eVTOL services we plan for 2028. In our simulation today, passengers arrived by road, demonstrating the seamless, zero-wait time switch from road transport to eVTOL, a model case that showcases the potential of next-generation urban air mobility to drive tourism in various destinations. SkyDrive also looks forward to working with our railway company partners to deliver the same seamless transitions we saw today, showing how both road and rail travel will link smoothly into eVTOL departures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">With safety as our utmost priority, SkyDrive continues to make progress in our aircraft development and production.\u00a0 While some of our earliest use cases will be tourist flights, as demonstrated today, our ultimate goal is to create sustainable, wide-ranging eVTOL infrastructure that addresses diverse social challenges, boosts urban and regional economies, supports post-disaster relief, and provides emergency medical care.&#8221;<\/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-1b0a39a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0a39a\" 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-9b0d028\" data-id=\"9b0d028\" 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-a75349c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a75349c\" 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>&nbsp;Editor\u2019s Note:<\/p>\n<p>(*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.&nbsp;<br><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br>(*2) Related press releases<br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">SkyDrive Releases Onboard Footage of Demonstration Flights at Expo 2025 in Osaka<br><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16292\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/16292<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">SkyDrive Completes First Demo Flights in Tokyo<br><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/17702\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/archives\/17702<\/a><\/p><div><br><\/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-f4de1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4de1be\" 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-1138d76\" data-id=\"1138d76\" 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-0998210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0998210\" 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>Contact:<br \/><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Kaori Saito<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Public Relations<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">SkyDrive Inc.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Email: info@skydrive.co.jp<br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/contact\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/><\/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-366b8de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366b8de\" 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-7774aa2\" data-id=\"7774aa2\" 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-3e90130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e90130\" 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>Download the PDF from below:<br><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u3010SkyDrive\u3011SkyDrive-Successfully-Completes-eVTOL-Demonstration-Flight_20260713-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\u3010SkyDrive\u3011SkyDrive-Successfully-Completes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/skydrive.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/\u3010SkyDrive\u3011SkyDrive-Successfully-Completes-eVTOL-Demonstration-Flight_20260713-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">-eVTOL-Demonstration-Flight_20260713.pdf<\/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 CITY, Japan, July 13, 2026\u00a0 &#8211; SkyDrive Inc. (&#8220;SkyDrive&#8221;), a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft developer based in Japan, announced today the completion of a demonstration flight of its &#8220;SKYDRIVE&#8221; eVTOL aircraft\u00a0 (SkyDrive Model SD-05). 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