updates on our key milestones

carrying more, delivering farther

OCT

2024

First flight on open airfield

stable flights at accelerated airspeed, simulations validated

sep

2024

First flight of sub-scale Prototype s1

successful first hover flight of 3.40 m wingspan sub-scale prototype s1

aug

2024

sub-scale prototype airframe finished

carbon fiber composite airframe finished, breaking previous records in structural weight with new production process

Jul

2024

vortex founded as gmbh

The founders get together and establish the company Vortex Aerotec GmbH to make industrial drone logistics commercially available.

may

2024

powertrain architecture patented

vortex patents new hydrogen fuel cell architecture for vtols, eliminating key drawbacks of fuel cells for vertical flight. Also, vortex receives own workshop for extended manufacturing.

apr

2024

public funding

vortex gets accepted into funding programs like exist, esa bic, and others

feb

2024

production start sub-scale prototype s1

vortex starts the production of sub-scale prototype s1: 3.40 m wingspan, 250 km range at 6 kg payload

jan

2024

new office

vortex accepted at tum incubator, ACCESS to high tech workshop "makerspace"

oct

2023

project start

studies finished, vortex started

stay tuned

still young, but moving fast