Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- The ePlane Company has inaugurated a 60,000 sqft integrated prototyping and testing facility at the IIT Madras Discovery Campus. The site is the first dedicated plant in India for the serial production of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, marking a transition from laboratory research to industrial manufacturing.

The facility was opened by Professor V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras. It will serve as the engineering centre for the e200X, a compact electric air taxi designed for urban environments.

The site includes units for composite fabrication, electric powertrain assembly, and avionics testing. It also features a Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) facility to support subsystem validation. The ePlane...