The newLilium N.V. and SEGULA Technologiestest site will house a complete, fully integrated aircraft and be used for testing of the Lilium Jet’s avionics, flight controls, propulsion system and electrical power system.
Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), creator of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet and a leader in Regional Air Mobility (RAM), has commenced the construction of a cutting-edge test facility for integrating and certifying the Lilium Jet. Developed in collaboration with global engineering firm SEGULA Technologies and situated at Lilium’s headquarters near Munich, Germany, this state-of-the-art facility is slated for completion and operational readiness by late Summer 2024.
Stephen Vellacott, Chief Technology Officer of Lilium, said, “The test facility will be a cornerstone of the Lilium Jet certification program, allowing us to test multiple flight missions as well as failure scenarios in a controlled environment on the ground. Alongside the flight demonstration, ground-based testing will play a critical role on the path towards certification of the Lilium Jet. We are pleased to have such an experienced and reliable partner like SEGULA Technologies for the test rig design and value especially the team’s multidisciplinary approach.”
The test site will serve as a comprehensive facility housing a fully integrated Lilium Jet. Its primary function will be to conduct thorough testing of the aircraft’s avionics, flight controls, propulsion system, and electrical power system. This initiative is an integral part of the Lilium Jet’s certification campaign, where the facility will simulate various flight scenarios to validate the aircraft’s performance across multiple flight profiles.
Ulrich Weide, Head of Business Development in the Aerospace Department at SEGULA Technologies, commented, “As engineers, it’s a great experience to be involved in such a project firstly, because it represents a further step in decarbonising the aviation industry. Secondly, we’ve put together a transnational team of passionate experts, which is very stimulating and fosters a rich learning environment. Together, we’re not just building aircraft; we’re pioneering the future of flight.”
Lilium chose SEGULA Technologies as its partner for designing the test facility due to the company’s cutting-edge expertise in test rigs, calculations, simulations, and its comprehensive multidisciplinary approach. The project team, consisting of approximately thirty experts located across several sites, possesses specialized skills in mechanical design, calculation, and fluid simulations.
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The test site’s construction, which started at the end of 2023, is an important next step in Lilium’s journey towards the first piloted flight, which is scheduled for the end of 2024, and the type-certification of the Lilium Jet.
