How Otto Aerospace designed a sleeker, more fuel-efficient business jet
The Phantom 3500, a private jet that’s reinventing aerodynamics, is a winner of Fast Company’s 2026 Innovation by Design Awards....read more
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Otto Aerospace Advances the Phantom 3500 Program with FAA Certification Basis Milestone
Otto Aerospace today announced a major regulatory milestone for its flagship Phantom 3500 program: closure of the G-1 Issue Paper, which establishes the aircraft’s Certification Basis with the Federal Aviation Administration under 14 CFR Part 23....read more
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Otto Aerospace Selects F/LIST to Develop Interior for Phantom 3500
Otto Aerospace has partnered with F/LIST to develop the interior for its Phantom 3500, a clean-sheet, ultra-efficient business jet that leverages breakthrough laminar-flow aerodynamics and precision all-carbon-fiber composites to deliver a 61% reduction in fuel burn compared with today’s super-midsize aircraft....read more
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Otto Advances Toward First Flight Of Fuel-Efficient Phantom 3500 Jet
U.S. startup Otto Aerospace has moved into detail design of the Phantom 3500 business aircraft, advancing its plans to exploit drag-reducing laminar flow technology to develop a light jet with the cabin size and performance of a super midsize jet....read more
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Otto Aerospace completes important milestone in development of the Phantom 3500
Otto Aerospace has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its future Phantom 3500 executive jet, the company announced on May 13, 2026....read more
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Novo avião de negócios, Phantom 3500 conclui etapa de desenvolvimento
A conclusão da revisão representa uma etapa relevante no cronograma de desenvolvimento da aeronave, que tem primeiro voo previsto para 2027 com o Flight Test Vehicle 1 (FTV1)....read more
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Otto Aerospace Phantom 3500 Clears Preliminary Design Review
Otto Aerospace today announced the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its Phantom 3500, a major technical milestone that advances the clean-sheet business jet program from conceptual design into detailed design and production planning. The review was conducted during the last week of February at Otto Aerospace’s future home in Jacksonville, Fla....read more
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Laminar-flow drone completes flight test campaign at Spaceport America
A laminar-flow demonstrator aircraft has completed a flight test campaign designed to validate predicted aerodynamic efficiency of an airframe developed under a US defense research program....read more
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Video: US firm showcases laminar-flow in drone flight, advances 90-year-old science
Conquering laminar flow technology is “the holy grail of aviation”, as NASA would have it. Research into the concept dates all the way back to the 1930s, before the space agency even existed....read more
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Otto Flies Laminar-Flow UAS Developed For DARPA
Otto Aerospace has completed flight tests of an uncrewed aircraft designed around its drag-reducing natural laminar flow technology, validating the aerodynamic efficiency....read more