The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a “special condition” for the certification of eVTOL aircraft up to a maximum takeoff weight of 7,000 pounds carrying up to nine passengers. The two-tiered regulation on so-called “small” eVTOLs is described by EASA as a “first building block” to integration of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft that will mostly be used in point-to-point transportation. The nature of those operations will determine the classification used to certify the aircraft.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/easa-issues-first-evtol-certification-rules