ENGLEWOOD, Colo., February 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/— XTI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTIA) (“XTI” or the “Company”), a pioneer in advanced Vertical Takeoff and Landing (“VTOL”) and powered-lift aircraft solutions, today released its key product and engineering milestones for 2025 which will lead to a reopening of pre-sales of the TriFan 600 airplane later on this year. The Company aims to redefine regional air travel through novel point-to-point solutions, and the TriFan 600 represents XTI’s flagship airplane.
XTI expects to unveil its next subscale working model, code-named “Sparrow,” which is a follow-on to XTI’s last subscale model developed in late 2023. This new model is an unmanned 1:15 scale aircraft, and it will further validate transitional flight dynamics using rotating ducted fans.
Q1 2025 Milestones
Leading up to the Sparrow release, the Company will seek to complete a series of key product / engineering accomplishments including:
- Fuel System Design – Optimize fuel system design to reduce unusable fuel and increase fuel capacity
- Engine Air Inlets and Exhaust – Optimize air intake and exhaust design to enhance performance and efficiency of the propulsion system
- Downwash / Outwash Study – Analyze airflows generated by the aircraft during vertical takeoff and landing to evaluate safety and performance
- Flight Deck Mockup – Develop a flight deck human factors mockup to design and evaluate and optimize ergonomics, pilot controls, and vision polar
- Type Certification Application – Formally apply to the FAA for type certification of the TriFan 600
- Global Finite Element Model (GFEM) of the latest configuration – Update the comprehensive structural model to evaluate and optimize the aircraft’s strength and load paths under various loading conditions