Lilium Jet

One thing you can bet on is that Lilium Jet will look cool. In April, the Munich-based company enlisted Frank Stephenson to become its head of product design. As Lilium noted when announcing the hiring, Stephenson is one of the world’s most renowned and influential car designers. His portfolio includes the McLaren P1, the Maserati […]

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Lilium VTOL Jet

One thing you can bet on is that Lilium Jet will look cool. In April, the Munich-based company enlisted Frank Stephenson to become its head of product design. As Lilium noted when announcing the hiring, Stephenson is one of the world’s most renowned and influential car designers. His portfolio includes the McLaren P1, the Maserati MC12, the Ferrari F430, the BMW MW X5, and the MINI. Since 2015, Lilium has been developing a high-speed, zero-emissions VTOL jet. The design features 36 electric jet engines embedded in the wing flaps, enabling the aircraft to transition from hover mode to horizontal flight. Projections call for the Lilium Jet to travel as fast as 186 mph and have a range of 186 miles on a single charge. Though a design for the aircraft already exists, Stephenson and his team will reshape the interior and the exterior, and they will design landing pads and departure lounges.