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Airspeeder demonstrator crash prompts AAIB probe of 'poor design and build quality'

S3 · 01/01
2019 · Alauda Aeronautics · UK

Record

CompanyAlauda Aeronautics
Categorydrones evtol
Typeregulatory
Date01/01
2019
Time of daynot documented
LocationUK
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale1 demonstrator drone
Confidencemedium
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
Sourceaerospacetestinginternational.com

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UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch found Alauda's Airspeeder racing eVTOL demonstrator crashed in 2019 due to poor design and build quality; a related incident saw an out-of-control Airspeeder drone enter Gatwick airport controlled airspace when its kill switch failed.

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