Robot model
Lilium Jet
Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans.
- Manufacturer
- Lilium
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- development
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 2
- Website
- lilium.com ↗
Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility
Overview
Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans. EASA DOA holder. Insolvency opened 2024-10; assets acquired by Mobile Uplift in 2025. Development status uncertain post-acquisition.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- development
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 3 sources, view all
Key facts
Product
Funding
SPAC
EASA
Challenges
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Lilium Jet. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (2)
- Lilium Jet at Munichoperational
Lilium Jet eVTOL test flights conducted at Oberpfaffenhofen airfield near Munich, Germany.
- Lilium Jet at Munichended
Public demonstration flights and ground testing at Lilium base near Munich Airport.
Lilium Jet on the deployment map
Where Lilium Jet is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
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- delivery and inspection drones in Ukraine (combat zones) →
- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
- delivery and inspection drones in China →
- The global deployment map →
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Lilium Jet Demonstrator Achieves First Main Wing Transition For...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Test Flight September 28: Lilium Jet Demonstrates Maneuverability
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Lilium Jet eVTOL trailer
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Price point recordedNov 1, 2023
Not announced
Regulatory filings (1)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faapending
Applicant: Lilium
Safety record
No incidents on record for Lilium Jet.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
Common questions
- What is Lilium Jet?
- Seven-seat eVTOL with 36 ducted electric vectored thrust fans. EASA DOA holder. Insolvency opened 2024-10; assets acquired by Mobile Uplift in 2025. Development status uncertain post-acquisition.
- How much does Lilium Jet cost?
- Lilium Jet's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Lilium Jet from Lilium. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Lilium Jet actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Lilium Jet is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Lilium Jet?
- Lilium Jet is made by Lilium, founded in 2015.
- Where is Lilium Jet deployed?
- 2 verified deployments of Lilium Jet are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Munich.
- Can you buy Lilium Jet?
- Lilium Jet's purchase availability is not confirmed on the DEPLOY registry; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Lilium Jet FAA certified?
- Lilium Jet has 1 regulatory record on the DEPLOY registry: FAA authorization, pending. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
- What are alternatives to Lilium Jet?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to Lilium Jet include Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Skydio X10, Wing Delivery Aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper.
- How does Lilium Jet compare to Zipline Platform 2 (P2)?
- Lilium Jet and Zipline Platform 2 (P2) (Zipline · 6 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. Lilium Jet has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Lilium Jet a top aerial?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Lilium Jet ranks in roughly the top 35% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
- What is Lilium Jet's maturity stage?
- Lilium Jet is at the development stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production).
- Is Lilium Jet safe?
- Lilium Jet has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
- What happened to Lilium eVTOL?
- Lilium filed for insolvency in October 2024 after the German parliament blocked a 50 million euro loan guarantee. Lilium Aerospace filed for insolvency a second time in 2025 after promised funding failed to materialize. The company that was once a leading eVTOL candidate has effectively collapsed.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: development
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Lilium Jet.Recent coverage
Lilium Jet in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Lilium Jet from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Lilium faces second bankruptcy as funding deal collapses - AviTrader Aviation News
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Lilium completes first systems power-on of Lilium Jet - AviTrader Aviation News
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Lilium Air Taxi Factory Installs Assembly Equipment - Assembly Magazine
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Lilium Prepares to Ramp Up Production of Electric Jet Propulsion Units - FLYING Magazine
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Lilium gears up for production of Lilium Jet’s electric propulsion units - Vertical Mag
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How does Lilium eVTOL jet propulsion work? - MundoGEO
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Lilium starts Jet eVTOL propulsion system production - Aerospace Testing International
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FAA issues certification basis for Lilium Jet eVTOL - Aerospace Testing International
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Will The Lilium Jet Work? A Deep-Dive Into The Physics Behind EVTOL Aircraft - Hackaday
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Lilium Jet - AOPA
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GKN to supply Lilium jet eVTOL’s electrical wiring - Aerospace Testing International
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Lilium to partner with Saudi Arabia’s national airline on eVTOL certification - Aerospace Testing International
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/lilium-jet.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/83d3702f-24b9-47a0-a64a-1519f422b603
- Revision history: /models/lilium-jet/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Reality vs attention
Lilium Jet draws attention at the 72nd percentile but verifies reality at the 65th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +6.9, 32nd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026