The regulatory roadmap to achieving type certification for patient-carrying electric vertical takeoff aircraft.
EASA mandates that commercial passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft meet a catastrophic failure probability lower than 10^-9 per flight hour—the same ultra-high safety standard required of large commercial Boeing 777 airliners.
All software running on flight control computers must undergo full Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC) testing to prove that no software bug can cause loss of aircraft control.
The patient stretcher, medical equipment mounts, and paramedic seating must withstand 26g forward dynamic crash impacts under FAR 27.562, ensuring patient and crew survival during hard emergency landings.