Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The uncrewed cargo VTOL. One airframe, many places. Civil and defense. Full-scale demonstrator in integration and ground test in Prague. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Zuri in Augsburg, 20 to 22 Oct: AIRTEC, DefenceTec, Counter-UAS. Uncrewed hybrid-electric VTOL for civil and defense: a hundred-plus kilograms over hundreds of km, without a runway, one operator on the ground. Demonstrator in ground test, first flight Q2 2027. Built in Europe, ITAR-free. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Back at Future Aero Lab in Hamburg for Lab Session #29. No decks: a 60-second pitch, then five 17-minute sessions with aviation mentors. Michal Illich and investor Daniel Majewski represented Zuri. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The European Commission has awarded Zuri a Horizon Europe Seal of Excellence for our hybrid tiltrotor demonstrator proposal, recognised by independent experts as "a high-quality project proposal in a highly competitive evaluation process." It carries no EU funding. 011
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Three checks before full-power testing of the engine for TD 2.0, our full-scale hybrid-electric demonstrator: it runs correctly, our oil and water cooling holds at idle, and the sensors we added read correctly. All three passed. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We ran the engine at the heart of Technology Demonstrator 2.0's hybrid-electric powertrain on our test rig in Prague. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The first tranche of our Series A is open, and existing investors have already committed. zuri.com/invest 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Subscale aircraft, three-meter span, experimental configuration. Last week it went from hover through transition to wing-borne cruise. TD 2.0, the full-scale demonstrator, flies in 2027. Subscale work carries on alongside it, and this is a piece of it. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026We announced our uncrewed cargo VTOL last week, and rebuilt our website around it. Every figure published with the number behind it, the payload and range trade as a slider you can move yourself, and the aircraft in 3D. zuri.com/aircraft 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Today we unveiled our first product: Zuri uncrewed cargo VTOL. Hybrid-electric tiltrotor. A hundred-plus kg to 569 km with full reserves. Series hybrid: the engine drives a generator, never a rotor. Built on our full-scale demonstrator, in ground test in Prague. zuri.com/news/zuri-un... 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Michal Illich is eVTOL Insights' first CEO Feature. Hybrid power rather than battery only. A real wing rather than a multicopter. Neither was where the funding was going in 2017. Both are now industry consensus. Full interview in the images. August edition free: evtolinsights.com/august-2026/ 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Hardware Designer, Prague. Analog and digital electronics, power supply design, STM32 and other ARM MCUs, CAN/SPI/UART/I²C, PCB design, prototype bring-up and diagnosis. Custom circuits for a hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, from schematic to a living prototype. zuri.com/career 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Some places the road does not reach. Others it reaches too late. And today, flying only helps if there is an airport at both ends. That gap is why our CEO started Zuri: vertical takeoff, fixed wings, hybrid-electric power. Full conversation: youtu.be/2gWOp_pdyF4 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Final preparations for full-speed propeller testing. The rig is in our workshop now. Next it moves to an airfield, where the propellers get taken to full speed. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 07/07/2026EUSPA has published a success story on Zuri. Our TD 2.0 hybrid tiltrotor will fly with Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus guiding vertical take-off and landing, part of the Horizon Europe project VITOLMINS. Feature by @euspa.bsky.socialeuspa.europa.euEuropean space-backed hybrid aircraft rewrites the rules of regional flightPassengers on short-haul flights often face long delays at congested hub airports, with connections adding hours to regional journeys. While the aerospace industry has pinned its hopes on electric ver... 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A full day in Prague with EUSPA program reviewers and our VITOLMINS partners. Working sessions, the workshop, key components in testing, the flight simulator. The hardware tells the story better than slides do. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Some trips are just stuck. Too far to drive, too short to be worth the airport, too costly by helicopter. A hybrid-electric aircraft built for exactly that distance. Vertical takeoff, winged cruise, the full leg without recharging. Helicopter access. Fixed-wing range. The cost of neither. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Zuri was one of five startups selected for Future Aero Lab Session #28 in Berlin, hosted at the Lufthansa Innovation Hub. A full day of candid mentor feedback on what makes a hybrid-electric tiltrotor programme work: certification, unit economics, and where to focus. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Start Vertically. Go Beyond. Zuri founder Michal Illich gave the Sustainable Future keynote at Innovations United 2026, Prague Castle. The case for hybrid VTOL: 6 seats, 700 km, 350 km/h, 15+ aircraft flown since 2017. Battery-only can't close the range gap. Hybrid does. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Another transition from our subscale model. New flight controller behind it. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 04/06/2026On Friday our CMO Robert Demmer presented Zuri's role in VITOLMINS to the European Parliament's ITRE committee at EUSPA in Prague. VITOLMINS brings Europe's own satellite navigation, Galileo and EGNOS, into a new class of aircraft. We provide the aircraft. 100
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Inside our Prague workshop. Building test rigs and performing systems integration testing for the Zuri Technology Demonstrator 2.0. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 25/05/2026"Zuri Advances Hybrid Tiltrotor Demonstrator 2.0." Aviation Week, May 2026. Ben Goldstein on Zuri's program: assembly progress, full-power propulsion test, path to first flight.aviationweek.comZuri Advances Hybrid Tiltrotor Demonstrator 2.0 | Aviation WeekZuri progresses hybrid tiltrotor demonstrator testing for regional air mobility applications. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Zuri Technology Demonstrator 2.0 is being built in Prague. Before it flies, we wanted to share it with the public. The display aircraft was unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen and shown again at Maker Faire Prague. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The next phase of advanced air mobility may not be all-electric. Michal Illich on why Zuri went hybrid, live Thursday on YouTube. May 21, 18:30 CEST. Set a reminder: www.youtube.com/live/TwjaNn_... 100
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 15/05/2026TD 2.0, our second technology demonstrator, just got one major piece closer to first flight. Inspection is underway at our Prague workshop. Bench testing follows. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Pure electric for cities. Hybrid for regional flight. An expansion of the market, not a replacement: EMS, cargo, offshore, defense. Full analysis featuring eVTOL Hub: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkF1...youtube.comWhat Comes After Archer & Joby? The Next eVTOL ShiftYouTube video by Martyn Lucas INVESTOR 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Zuri is featured in Deeptech Insider's 2026 Aerospace Tech edition, a shortlist of 20 emerging innovators to watch. Download the full magazine: deeptechinsider.com/2026/05/06/d... 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026We're a Czech company building a hybrid VTOL that will change how the world travels. Come see our aircraft and fly it in VR at Maker Faire Prague next weekend. 9–10 May · Outdoor zone, main entrance 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 23/04/2026A closer look at what Zuri is showing at AERO Friedrichshafen. Display version of TD 2.0, our second Technology Demonstrator, at full scale. Eight tiltrotors, hybrid-electric propulsion. Flight testing begins end of 2026, unmanned. Hall A7, Stand 211. #AEROFriedrichshafen 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 22/04/2026AERO Friedrichshafen, Day 1. We're showing the display aircraft of TD 2.0, our hybrid-electric VTOL technology demonstrator. The flying version will be manufactured in the coming months, with flight testing targeted for late 2026. Stop by and see it for yourself. Hall A7, Stand 211. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 15/04/2026See you in Friedrichshafen. Hall A7, Stand 211. April 22–25. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Subscale model flight testing. Hover and forward flight, eight tilting rotors. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 10/04/2026AERO Friedrichshafen. We have a few things to show you. #aerofriedrichshafen 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Wing joined to fuselage. Zuri's Technology Demonstrator 2.0 is starting to look like an aircraft. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Not everything needs to be revealed. Yet. We have something to show at AERO Friedrichshafen. Hall A7, Stand 211. April 22–25. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Zuri Technology Demonstrator 2.0 fuselage coming together. Multiple barrel sections being assembled and skinned in parallel. All metal, hand riveted. #AdvancedAirMobility #VTOL #eVTOL 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Where the hybrid-electric propulsion system will sit. Zuri's Technology Demonstrator 2.0 airframe taking shape. All-metal structure, built to validate the systems that define range and capability. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Aurion motor controller. An in-house design for Zuri's electric propulsion unit. Comparable controllers were nearly 4× heavier. Aurion reduces propulsion system weight and improves aircraft performance margins. Testing continues. 032
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Hybrid-electric propulsion with a tiltrotor architecture represents a different approach to regional air mobility than fully electric urban aircraft. Czech aviation magazine Letectví + kosmonautika recently featured Zuri Hybrid VTOL and its next-generation technology demonstrator now in development. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Zuri will be at the First Czech UAS Industry Day on March 17, 2026 at the UAV Technology Park in Moravské Budějovice. Meet our team and learn more about Zuri Hybrid VTOL. Zuri se zúčastní First Czech UAS Industry Day dne 17. března 2026 v UAV Technology Parku v Moravských Budějovicích. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Infrastructure defines what aircraft can do. In many regions, air access is limited by short runways and difficult terrain. Geography often defines connectivity. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Motor-to-motor load testing. Two electric motors mechanically coupled. One drives. One applies load. Current profiles, EMI, and efficiency are monitored as part of propulsion validation. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 25/02/2026A lot of aircraft development looks like this. #EngineeringWeek #Aerospace 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Hybrid propulsion relies on battery power during peak demand phases such as takeoff and landing. Discharge performance, thermal response under load, and internal resistance are characterized across the full temperature range in controlled testing. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 20/02/2026We repositioned our technology demonstrator (TD 1.0) to create more floor space inside the workshop for ongoing development work. Workshop layouts change as programs evolve. 010
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Scaling aviation does not always require new infrastructure. Often, it requires better use of what already exists. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Zuri presenting the hybrid VTOL program at eVTOL Show Europe in Stuttgart. 000
Zuri Hybrid VTOL @zurivtol.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Integration is not a single moment. It's a sequence of tests and validation cycles that turn systems into an aircraft. 010