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XTI Aerospace Announces Key Q1 2025 Product and Engineering Milestones
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XTI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTIA) ("XTI" or the "Company"), a pioneer in advanced Vertical Takeoff and Landing
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[{"type":"text","content":"ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XTI Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ: XTIA) (\"XTI\" or the \"Company\"), a pioneer in advanced Vertical Takeoff and Landing (\"VTOL\") and powered-lift aircraft solutions, today released its key product and engineering milestones for 2025 which will lead to a reopening of pre-sales of the TriFan 600 airplane later on this year. The Company aims to redefine regional air travel through novel point-to-point solutions, and the TriFan 600 represents XTI's flagship airplane.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nXTI expects to unveil its next subscale working model, code-named \"Sparrow,\" which is a follow-on to XTI's last subscale model developed in late 2023. This new model is an unmanned 1:15 scale aircraft, and it will further validate transitional flight dynamics using rotating ducted fans.\nQ1 2025 Milestones\nLeading up to the Sparrow release, the Company will seek to complete a series of key product / engineering accomplishments including:\nFuel System Design – Optimize fuel system design to reduce unusable fuel and increase fuel capacityEngine Air Inlets and Exhaust – Optimize air intake and exhaust design to enhance performance and efficiency of the propulsion systemDownwash / Outwash Study – Analyze airflows generated by the aircraft during vertical takeoff and landing to evaluate safety and performanceFlight Deck Mockup – Develop a flight deck human factors mockup to design and evaluate and optimize ergonomics, pilot controls, and vision polarType Certification Application – Formally apply to the FAA for type certification of the TriFan 600Global Finite Element Model (GFEM) of the latest configuration – Update the comprehensive structural model to evaluate and optimize the aircraft's strength and load paths under various loading conditionsThroughout the preliminary design phase, the Company will be launching more complex subscale working prototypes of the TriFan 600 while critical engineering, vendor selection and certification work are being completed.\nUpcoming 2025 Goals\nXTI intends to launch its next subscale model to further evaluate aerodynamics, flight controls and flight control laws under the code-name \"Kestrel.\" Subsequent to the launch of Kestrel, the Company will reintroduce aircraft pre-sales. Fleet operators and other customers will have the opportunity to secure a slot for futu...