Vertical Business Jet VBJ

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger hybrid-electric VTOL jet aircraft

Passengers

1 pilot, 6 passengers

Cruise speed

759 km/h (472 mph)

Maximum speed

796 km/h (495 mph)

Range using VTOL capability

2,124 km (1,320 m)

Range using conventional runways

4,400 km (2,743 m)

Maximum flight time VTOL mode

Approximately 3 hours

Maximum flight time conventional takeoff

Approximately 6-1/2 hours

Maximum altitude

10,668 m (35,000 ft)

Empty weight

3,040 kg (6,702 lb)

Maximum payload weight

2,660 kg (5,864 lb)

Maximum takeoff weight

5,700 kg (12,566 lb)

Propellers for VTOL flight

8 electric propellers-in-wing with , two propellers are pair of fans are counter rotating, with bottom and top louvers that close during forward flight

Engines for forward flight

2 GE Aviation CT7-8 turboshaft engines, 2,300 shp

Main Wings

Cranked dihedral wings with winglets

Tail

V-tail and two horizontal stabilizers

Landing Gear

Retractable tricycle wheeled landing gear

Safety features

Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) means having multiple propellers (or electric ducted fans) and multiple electric motors on an aircraft so if one or more propellers (or electric ducted fans) or some electric motors fail, the other working propellers (or electric ducted fans) and electric motors can safely land the aircraft. DEP provides safety through redundancy for its passengers or cargo. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy for its passengers or cargo. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure.