Our Story
A Decade of Flight, Dreamed First
Before aeroG Aviation was a company, it was a question asked late at night: what if flight could be personal? What if the sky, which had always belonged to airlines and the wealthy, could belong to everyone? That question became sketches. Sketches became simulations. Simulations became a decade of relentless iteration, thousands of hours spent in the strange, wonderful space between imagination and engineering.
We began with flight simulation, building detailed aircraft models for X Plane, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and other platforms. Those early years taught us something essential: that a great aircraft is not just a machine, but a system of compromises resolved with elegance. Every simulated flight hour was a lesson in aerodynamics, systems integration, and the poetry of a well-designed cockpit.
The 2026 eVTOL redesign is the culmination of that decade: our flagship concept. It represents everything we've learned, distilled into a single vision of quiet, clean, personal flight. Today, we are writing the engineering specifications that will carry this vision toward certification.
The journey from first sketch to certification ready specifications has been long. But the sky was never going to wait, and neither were we.
A DECADE OF FLIGHT
Ten years from flight simulator models to the 2026 eVTOL redesign.
ENGINEERING RIGOR
Certification grade specifications. No shortcuts, no hand waving.
COMMUNITY DRIVEN
Born in the flight sim community, designing for aviation's electric future.
Company Timeline
A DECADE OF COMPLETED WORK
2016: aeroG Aviation is founded, and presents at the Aviation Hall of Fame Museum.
2016 to 2020: The Simulation Years. We began by building detailed aircraft models for flight simulators, learning the deep craft of aerodynamics and systems through thousands of virtual flight hours.
2017: First simulation product releases. The UV4 UAV releases for X Plane through the X-Plane.org store and partners, beginning years of continuous sales.
2019: New Leadership. Joe Mattern becomes the first CEO of aeroG Aviation in November, leading our search for manufacturing partners to bring the UV4 and aG4 designs to market.
2019: Building Industry Relationships. As part of the search for manufacturing partners, aeroG began networking with industry contacts across the aviation industry.
2020: The EV Podcast. In Episode 107 (January 17, 2020), CEO Joe Mattern discusses electric aircraft designs, aeroG's engineering specification work, and our early flight simulator releases. Hear the episode in the Podcasts section of our News page.
2020: Simulation Releases Continue. The aG4 eVTOL v2.0 and the UV4 eVTOL UAV release for X Plane.
2021 to 2025: The Design Deepens. Sketches became serious engineering. We iterated relentlessly on eVTOL configurations, studying what quiet, efficient vertical flight would truly require.
2021: The eVTOL Insights Podcast. Joe Mattern sits down for Episode 34 (January 14, 2021), a deep dive on the aG4 eVTOL aircraft, the UV4 UAV, and where the market is headed. Hear the episode in the Podcasts section of our News page.
2021: The aG4 Liberty eVTOL v3.0 releases.
2025: A Founder Honored. Marquis Who's Who honors founder Robert Gomez (announced June 2, 2025), recognizing his aeroG work alongside recognition at the Honeywell Advanced Air Mobility Laboratory and a place in the Aviation Hall of Fame Museum. The honor traces back to his father Thomas Gomez, an Air Force veteran, commercial pilot, and retired airport manager, whose love of aviation started it all.
Present: aeroG is currently focused on expanding research with academic partners. More information to come.
MEET THE FOUNDER
ROBERT GOMEZ
Founder of aeroG Aviation LLC. Started building flight simulator aircraft in 2016. Now writing the engineering specifications for certifiable electric flight, and leading aeroG toward the day the aG-8 carries its first passengers.
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