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LEO Flight Opens Preorders for Solo Personal eVTOL as Prototype Hops Go Public

Analysts flag unresolved claims on solid-state batteries, disc-loading efficiency, late-2025 production.

Overview

  • LEO Flight began taking fully refundable $999 reservations for the single-seat Solo, marketed to fit FAA Part 103 ultralight rules requiring no pilot license.
  • New videos show brief untethered test hops of a boxy technology demonstrator with a pilot aboard.
  • The company promotes a proprietary enclosed electric-jet array with 48 small fans, eliminating exposed propellers.
  • Published figures include electronic limits of 60 mph speed and 15 ft altitude, an estimated 10–15 minutes of flight per charge, roughly 80 dB noise, and a 6.5-by-6.5 ft footprint.
  • LEO cites a solid-state battery pack and targets production around late 2025, while reporting notes such cells are not yet commercially available and the timeline appears optimistic.