Horizon Aircraft says it completed a fan‑in‑wing forward transition flight in May 2025, has finished platform‑level architecture work, and is now building a full‑scale hybrid VTOL prototype it intends to have ready for initial flight testing in 18 months.
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Confirms technical progress: Horizon recorded a fan‑in‑wing forward transition flight in May 2025 and plans a full‑scale prototype for initial flight testing within 18 months, marking a clear schedule milestone for its hybrid VTOL programme.
De‑risking propulsion and design integration: the update follows Horizon’s active evaluation of hydrogen‑electric propulsion with ZeroAvia and recent partnerships on propeller technology and exterior design, signalling coordinated systems and industrial development for the Cavorite X7 (see Horizon’s collaboration with ZeroAvia, MT‑Propeller and Andrea Mocellin for background: https://hype.aero/?story=c260013a-9b93-4436-9206-102cd504d306, https://hype.aero/?story=8514c0b1-9727-4ef4-b2d0-e10d1de09aea, https://hype.aero/?story=c09572fc-6944-40b8-a480-f7ebd1a0e6dc).
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