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DTA Aircraft
DTA Aircraft said on October 19, 2026, datelined Scottsdale, Arizona, that it has built aircraft in France since 1990 and that the JP1 is its first eVTOL. DTA says the two-seat hybrid-electric JP1 has flown more than 200 hours in France, and that a United States flight-test campaign will open in Arizona in 2027. That year is a plan. DTA says the JP1 will be assembled in Arizona, with a U.S. base at Jet Aviation in Scottsdale, and that it is on a light-sport aircraft certification path under the FAA MOSAIC rule. That path is not an issued certificate and not a type certificate. Reservations use a $12,000 deposit, $10,000 of it refundable, which DTA says locks a $385,000 price. AIN reported on October 28, 2026 that DTA has 30 reservations, four taken at NBAA-BACE, and that the deposits hold queue places and are not firm orders. AIN says the prototype at Scottsdale stays grounded until DTA obtains an FAA experimental airworthiness certificate. That certificate is not reported as issued, and it is not a type certificate. AIN says U.S. tests will be piloted, and that the France flights were remotely piloted within visual line of sight. AIN says DTA advertises two hours and 156 nautical miles with two aboard, and that those figures have not yet been measured. DTA's page states the two-hour figure, says the figures are preliminary, and does not state 156 nautical miles.
- Status
- Active
- Updated
- Where the source places it
- France since 1990; U.S. base at Jet Aviation, Scottsdale, Arizona
Vehicles
- JP1 Prototype
Certificates
| Vehicle | Document | Standing | Date | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experimental airworthiness (not a type certificate) |
Not issued |
Aviation International News reported on October 28, 2026 that the JP1 prototype at Scottsdale stays grounded until DTA obtains an FAA experimental airworthiness certificate. That certificate is not reported as issued. An experimental airworthiness certificate is not a type certificate. AIN also says light-sport manufacturers do not earn type certificates under the MOSAIC rule. |
Funding and orders
| Date | Kind | Parties | Amount | What the source says | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reservation Conditional |
30 reservations, AIN reported on October 28, 2026. $12,000 deposit, $10,000 refundable, toward a $385,000 list price. Not firm orders. |
DTA said on October 19, 2026 that reservations are open with a $12,000 deposit, $10,000 of it refundable, which counts toward the price and locks it at $385,000. AIN reported on October 28 that DTA has 30 reservations, four taken at NBAA-BACE. AIN says the deposits hold queue places and are not firm orders, and that a binding purchase agreement comes later. Launch Edition chassis 1 to 50 are targeted for 2028, and later deliveries for 2029. Those years are targets. DTA says the figures are preliminary. |