TriFan 600 development continues to gain momentum as XTI Engineering Team meets all key Q1 objectives and announces Q2 2025 milestones
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — XTI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTIA) (“XTI”), a pioneer in xVTOL and powered-lift aircraft solutions, today released its key product and engineering milestones for Q2 2025. The milestones will set the stage for the reopening of pre-sales for the TriFan 600 later this year.
XTI remains on track in its development efforts which seek to redefine regional air travel through novel point-to-point flight solutions, with the TriFan 600 serving as its flagship xVTOL airplane. One of XTI’s Q2 milestones is the planned first flight of the next subscale model, code-named “Sparrow.” This unmanned 1:15 scale aircraft builds on the previous subscale model developed in 2023 and will continue validating vertical and transitional flight dynamics with its rotating ducted fans.
Q2 2025 Milestones
XTI aims to complete the following key product and engineering achievements in Q2 2025:
- Engine Supplier Selection – XTI expects to formalize its engine selection and announce its choice of engine supplier, particularly focusing on the twin turboshaft engines, one of the key aspects crucial to the aircraft’s performance.
- Drivetrain Supplier Selection – XTI will announce its lead supplier of the drivetrain, one of the most complex systems of the TriFan 600’s design.
- External Noise Phase I Assessment – In partnership with Continuum Dynamics, Inc., XTI will begin a detailed noise assessment of the TriFan 600, focusing on understanding and minimizing the environmental noise impact of the aircraft’s three ducted fans.
- FAA Technical Familiarization Briefings – As XTI continues the certification process with the FAA, the engineering team will support three more scheduled TriFan 600 technical familiarization meetings with FAA subject matter experts.
- Sparrow First Flight – The Sparrow 1:15 scale flying model will perform hover and transition maneuvers to assess and validate the latest aerodynamic configuration as compared to results of the “digital twin’s” computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis.