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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Accel, Nikhil Kamath-backed Sarla Aviation completes flight test campaign of demo e-aircraft

Mumbai: Accel and Zerodha Co-Founder Nikhil Kamath-backed air taxi startup Sarla Aviation on Wednesday said it has completed the flight test campaign of its technology demonstrator electric aircraft Sylla ahead of the planned launch of the company's full-fledged air taxi for regional and urban air mobility Shunya in 2028.

As part of the testing, the aircraft lifted straight off the ground, hover under its own closed-loop control, and repeated the cycle, the company said.

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