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Hexa eVTOL suffers mechanical failure at Osaka World Expo, demo flights halted
S3 · 26 Apr 2025 · Lift Aircraft · Osaka, Japan
Record
| Company | Lift Aircraft |
| Industry | Drones / eVTOL |
| Type(s) | malfunction |
| Date | 26 Apr 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | ~15:00 |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Lift Aircraft's Hexa single-seat eVTOL suffered a part/mechanical failure mid-flight during demo operations at the Osaka World Expo in Japan; flying-car demo flights were halted as a result. No casualties reported.
Primary source
Publisher: Aviation International News · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2025 | Hexa eVTOL suffers mechanical failure at Osaka World Expo, demo flights halted | Aviation International News | Aviation International N |
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