XTI Completes Federal Aviation Administration Flight Technical Familiarization Review

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XTI Aerospace (Nasdaq: XTIA) has completed a crucial flight technical familiarization meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its TriFan 600 Vertical Take-Off and Landing airplane. The meeting, which included 17 FAA representatives, focused on reviewing the aircraft's system design approach and flight performance characteristics.

The technical review covered essential certification areas including CTOL and VTOL performance, payload range, flight control architecture, and hover capabilities. This milestone follows the FAA's recent release of Advisory Circular 21-17-4 regarding type certification of powered-lift aircraft on July 18, 2025.

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• Successful completion of FAA technical familiarization review
• Progress toward flight certification under Powered Lift category
• Comprehensive review with 17 FAA representatives showing strong regulatory engagement

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XTI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq: XTIA) ("XTI"), a pioneer in xVTOL and powered-lift aircraft solutions, today announced that it completed a flight-focused technical familiarization ("Tech Fam") meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration (the "FAA") with respect to XTI's TriFan 600 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) airplane.  This meeting is another important step forward in XTI's path to flight certification of the TriFan 600.

Engineering experts from XTI Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of XTI, met with 17 FAA representatives located across the country to review the TriFan 600's system design approach, and expected flight performance. The Tech Fam addressed key FAA certification areas:

• Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) and VTOL climb and landing performance
• Payload / range performance
• Max range / max cruise performance
• Weight and balance; center of gravity envelope
• Ceiling altitude
• Stall speed characteristics
• Flight control architecture
• Hover Out of Ground Effect (HOGE)

"The FAA released the new Advisory Circular 21-17-4 "Type Certification of Powered-Lift under 14 CFR 21.17(b)" on July 18, 2025," said David Ambrose, XTI's Vice President of Engineering.  "We had been working with draft versions of the Advisory Circular in preparation for this critical Tech Fam meeting as we continue to refine our TriFan 600 aircraft design as we work towards FAA certification of the TriFan 600 under the "Powered Lift" aircraft category.  We appreciate the collaborative involvement of the FAA as we further develop our systems, subsystems and structural design and together focus on delivery of an exciting aircraft that we believe will transform point to point regional air travel."

About XTI Aerospace, Inc. 

XTI Aerospace (XTIAerospace.com) (Nasdaq: XTIA) is the parent company of XTI Aircraft Company, an aviation business based near Denver, Colorado, currently developing the TriFan 600, a fixed-wing business aircraft designed to have the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability of a helicopter, maximum cruising speeds of over 300 mph and a range up to 1,000 miles, creating an entirely new category – the xVTOL. Additionally, the Inpixon (inpixon.com) business unit of XTI Aerospace is a leader in real-time location systems (RTLS) technology with customers around the world who use XTI's location intelligence solutions in factories and other industrial facilities to help optimize operations, increase productivity, and enhance safety. For more information about XTI, please visit XTIAerospace.com and follow XTI on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and YouTube.

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Contacts

General inquiries:
Email: contact@xtiaerospace.com 
Web: https://xtiaerospace.com/contact/ 

Investor Relations:
Dave Gentry, CEO
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Phone: 1-407-644-4256
Email: XTIA@redchip.com 

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FAQ

What milestone did XTI Aerospace (XTIA) achieve with the FAA in July 2025?

XTI completed a flight technical familiarization meeting with the FAA for its TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft, reviewing system design and flight performance with 17 FAA representatives.

What are the key certification areas reviewed in XTI's FAA technical familiarization meeting?

The review covered CTOL and VTOL climb and landing performance, payload/range performance, max cruise performance, weight and balance, ceiling altitude, stall speed characteristics, flight control architecture, and Hover Out of Ground Effect (HOGE).

When did the FAA release the new Advisory Circular for Powered-Lift certification?

The FAA released Advisory Circular 21-17-4 'Type Certification of Powered-Lift under 14 CFR 21.17(b)' on July 18, 2025.

What type of aircraft is XTI developing?

XTI is developing the TriFan 600, a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) airplane designed for point-to-point regional air travel.

What is the significance of XTI's FAA technical review for XTIA stock?

The successful FAA technical review represents progress toward aircraft certification, a crucial milestone for commercializing the TriFan 600 and advancing XTI's position in the powered-lift aircraft market.