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A little over a month into his new role as CEO of Otto Aerospace, Scott Drennan says the Phantom 3500 aircraft programme is “on track”. Updates from the programme are arriving thick and fast as Otto Aerospace moves into what Drennan describes as the “execution” phase. The company passed a preliminary design review (PDR) which sets the stage for hardware fabrication and assembly as it prepares for a first flight......read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

With high-resolution digital displays lining the sidewalls, and an elliptical cabin, the Phantom 3500 design promises to be a bold departure from the norm in many ways beyond its headline fuel, emissions and operational cost savings....read more

American startup Otto Aerospace grabbed attention at the 2025 Paris Air Show with its super-mid private jet concept, the Phantom 3500. This bold entry into the super-mid market features a remarkably efficient and lightweight design that leverages the advantages of a phenomenon called laminar flow....read more

Arriving on the corporate aviation scene in late 2025 with a mammoth 300-unit Flexjet order for its Phantom 3500 business jet, Otto Aerospace is readying for a series of key milestones in 2026, including high speed wind tunnel tests of the aircraft’s low drag design....read more