# Personal Vertical Jets The Conceptual VTOL Aircraft by Lilium Aviation are Designed for Commuting By M | Published 2016-05-11 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vertical-jet References: [digitaltrends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/lilium-vtol-personal-jet/) & [lilium-aviation](http://lilium-aviation.com/) The VTOL aircraft is a conceptual vertical jet designed by [Lilium Aviation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ionblox) that is engineered for personal use and daily commuting for consumers living in remote locations. The airplane offers a small, compact and individual usage engineered to provide [noise-free travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-aircraft-technology) on a daily basis as flight travel becomes more affordable for the average consumer. The aircraft will be an [electric vehicle](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yksi-electric-vehicle) to provide travel suited for up to two passengers that is virtually noise-free and cost-effective. The plane will have a compact pod centre and two small-scale wings that can be used for travel up to 3-km. The aircraft offers an alternative to owning a road vehicle, and requires a pilot license and a 20-hour training program to operate. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Personal Vertical Jets:** Developing VTOL electric aircraft for noise-free commuting offering a cost-effective alternative to owning a road vehicle. - **Compact Pod Centres:** Innovating aircraft design with a small-scale pod center, efficient two small-scale wing design and vertical take-off and landing technologies. - **Electric Air Travel:** Developing electric VTOL aircraft for daily commuters with affordable and reliable flight routes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Aviation:** Opportunity for aviation companies to offer electric VTOL aircraft as a mainstream mode of transportation for personal travel. - **Automotive:** Opportunity for automotive companies to venture into electric aviation space for sustainable personal travel. - **Transportation:** Developing vertical air travel could offer a game-changing disruptive innovation in the transportation industry, creating an alternative to road vehicle travel. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Consumer-Driven Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-evtol-aircraft.md) - [Public Flying Air-Taxis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evtol.md) - [Electric Urban Flights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valo-evtol.md) - [Easily Piloted Electric VTOLs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-vtols.md) - [Electric Aircraft Batteries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ionblox.md) - [Single-Seat eVOTL Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leo-solo.md) - [Folding Wing eVTOL Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evtol-concept-design.md) - [VTOL Air Taxi Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-taxi-prototype.md) - [Emissions-Free eVTOL Aircraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emissionsfree-evtol-aircraft.md)