US EditionBengaluru Firm Begins Ground Testing of Electric Flying Taxi
- Ground testing for the SYLLA SYL-X1, an electric vertical take-off and landing demonstrator, began at Sarla Aviation's Bengaluru facility on December 22, 2025.
- Sarla Aviation claims that the SYL-X1 has a 7.5-meter wingspan, making it the largest private eVTOL currently under development in India.
- This project marks a significant milestone in engineering scale and execution speed for Sarla Aviation, transitioning from digital concepts to real aircraft testing.
- The testing represents the entry into the core validation phase for Sarla's air taxi program, which is aimed at reducing commute times in India's congested cities.
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Startup Sarla Aviation commences ground testing of air taxi at Bengaluru facility
With ground testing now underway, Sarla Aviation's air taxi programme enters its core validation phase, moving decisively beyond digital concepts and laboratory-scale experimentation into real aircraft-scale testing.
Sarla Aviation Air Taxi: With the commencement of ground testing, Sarla Aviation's air taxi program has entered its core validation phase. The company claims that reaching this milestone with a very low investment is a remarkable achievement.
India’s Sarla Aviation starts ground tests of its SYLLA SYL-X1 eVTOL demonstrator
Sarla Aviation has announced the start of ground testing for its half-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) demonstrator, SYLLA SYL-X1, at the company’s Bengaluru test facility. “With a 7.5-meter wingspan, SYL-X1 represents the largest and most advanced private eVTOL demonstrator of its kind currently under development in India,” said the company in a press release. “Achieved in approximately nine months of development and at a fr…
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