# Lift Aircraft: drone company

Canonical ID: `b88e5c75-1fb0-4fe2-a1eb-e70c1ab4f886`

## Key facts

- **Products:** [HEXA](/models/lift-aircraft-hexa.md) eVTOL
- **Business model:** Flying experience — $199 for 2hr training + intro flight (not aircraft sales)
- **Notable:** Agility Prime program participant; featured on 60 Minutes (Anderson Cooper)
- **No license required:** No pilot's license needed for passengers
- **Expansion:** Scenic locations near major cities, tourist destinations, entertainment hubs
- **Model:** iFLY indoor skydiving analogy — making expensive experience accessible

- **Slug:** lift-aircraft
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 0
- **HQ:** Austin, Texas, USA
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)

## Models

- [HEXA](/models/lift-aircraft-hexa.md) (aerial) (id: `53ab2cd5-5415-44ff-9a50-890689f06e17`)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Lift Aircraft?

US-based eVTOL company headquartered in Austin, Texas, offering the world's first electric multirotor flying experience for consumers — no pilot's license required. Lift Aircraft developed the HEXA, a single-passenger eVTOL multicopter designed for recreational and commercial use. The company participated in the US military's Agility Prime program and has conducted crewed flight tests. Instead of selling aircraft, Lift offers flying as an experience: $199 for a 2-hour training and introductory flight. Featured on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper. Expanding to scenic locations near major cities and tourist destinations, modeled after iFLY indoor skydiving.

### What does Lift Aircraft make?

Lift Aircraft has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: HEXA (Lift Aircraft builds physical robots).

### Where is Lift Aircraft headquartered?

Lift Aircraft is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA.

### Where does Lift Aircraft operate robots?

Lift Aircraft is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Lift Aircraft a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Lift Aircraft ranks in roughly the top 80% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Aircraft

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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