SkyDrive Inc. has successfully completed a series of demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) eVTOL aircraft, conducted at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, between July 31 and August 24.
The flight loops, each of a few minutes in duration, took the SKYDRIVE up and out from the Expo venue’s vertiport and over the ocean in Osaka Bay.
One demonstration flight on August 18 of the SKYDRIVE eVTOL took place in the presence of visiting VIPs, including government officials, senior representatives of the civil aviation bureau, executives from the aerospace sector, and leadership from the regional power company that provides equipment for SkyDrive’s aircraft charging.
September Demonstration Flight Information
Beginning in September, SkyDrive will fly additional demonstrations from the Osakako Vertiport operated by Osaka Metro Co., Ltd. By moving from Yumeshima, the island hosting the Expo, to the Osakako Vertiport next to a densely populated Osaka neighborhood, SkyDrive aims to advance wider public acceptance of eVTOLs as a regular means of daily transport
From September 15–23, SkyDrive will perform demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE Model SD-05 at the Osakako Vertiport, a specialist eVTOL facility built and operated by Osaka Metro Co., Ltd. The aircraft performing these flights will be the same aircraft flown by SkyDrive at Expo 2025.
On September 15-23, with the exception of September 17 and September 18 when no flights will take place, 100 spectator places will be freely available on a first-come, first-served basis, and must be reserved.
- First flight: From 9:30AM (No entry to the viewing area is permitted after 9:15AM).
- Second flight: From 11:30AM (No entry to the viewing area is permitted after 11:15AM).
Location
Osakako Vertiport (Kaigan Dori 1-105-5, Minato Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture).
