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SkyDrive SD-05 reaches 86 km/h in Yamaguchi eVTOL tourism demo ahead of 2028 commercial launch

SkyDrive completed a demonstration flight of its three-seat SD-05 eVTOL at the Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park, repeating a scenic touring use case over the Seto Inland Sea. The company said the aircraft flew at up to 86 km/h and is positioning the service for both domestic and international markets with a 2028 launch target.

Discovered 2026-07-14T02:29:50.919260-07:00 | 2026-07-14T02:29:50.919260-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

Confirms SkyDrive’s move from general eVTOL demos to a specific revenue-intended mission profile—repeatable, scenic “tourism” operations—targeting commercial service in 2028.
The Yamaguchi flight at the Kirara Expo test site (tour route over the Seto Inland Sea; 3-seat SD-05; up to 86 km/h) adds credibility to route, performance, and operating-concept validation efforts tied to commercialization.
This builds on earlier SD-05 flight scaling progress and infrastructure planning, including SkyDrive’s 300 test-flight milestone without incidents and its Osaka vertiport consortium, showing parallel execution across aircraft readiness and ground-station enablement.

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