Eve Air Mobility (Eve) has successfully conducted a flight of its full-scale engineering prototype at Embraer’s test facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, for Brazilian government officials, including President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The milestone marks further progress in Eve’s flight test campaign as it moves towards certification of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Eve continues to advance its test programme, with the prototype completing 35 flights and accumulating nearly 1.5 hours of total flight time since its maiden flight in December 2025. The aircraft has reached an altitude of 140 feet (43 metres) above ground level, setting new programme milestones and demonstrating stable flight behaviour under test conditions, including manoeuvres with simultaneous inputs across all three axes.
Preliminary results indicate efficiency gains, with propulsion and battery performance exceeding initial expectations, while noise levels remain within projections and significantly lower than those of conventional helicopters.
“We are advancing with discipline and consistency in our flight test campaign, reducing risk and building the foundation for future certification flights. The results achieved in these first months following our initial flight in December 2025 reinforce our confidence in the aircraft’s architecture and our ability to deliver a safe, efficient and scalable solution for the urban air mobility market,” said Johann Bordais, CEO of Eve.
Flights to date have focused on low-speed operations (up to 15 knots, approximately 28 km/h), enabling validation of control laws, rotor aerodynamic efficiency, thermal performance and the propulsion model. Eve is continuing to expand the flight envelope, with testing at higher speeds planned as the campaign progresses.
