Gen 6

Wisk Aero · United States · battery-electric

EVTOL passenger program by Wisk Aero. Status: active.

Gen 6: powertrain battery-electric, status active, class eVTOL passenger, country United States battery-electric Status: active United States
Seats or payload
4 passengers, no pilot
Range target
144 km
Autonomy
autonomous (one ground supervisor for several aircraft)
Hub
Vehicles

Certification

FAA type certification in progress; first hover Dec 2025

Launch operators and orders: none announced.

Battery: not published. Charging: not published.

Program record

Program record

Gen 6 (Wisk Aero)
ClasseVTOL passenger
CountryUnited States
Powertrainbattery-electric
Seats or payload4 passengers, no pilot
Range (km, published target)144
Autonomyautonomous (one ground supervisor for several aircraft)
CertificationFAA type certification in progress; first hover Dec 2025
Statusactive
ManufacturingMountain View CA
Parent or backersBoeing (sale to Archer agreed Aug 2026; closing pending)
Record updated2026-10

Official site: wisk.aero

In context

Where it fits

Listed in the eVTOL Directory. Programs are ranked on battery, charging, autonomy, certification stage and launch operators - the factors that decide whether an aircraft enters commercial service.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Gen 6 (Wisk Aero)
Sources
ElectronsX aviation dataset; company filings and regulator records
Updated
2026-10