LPC-03 Phoenix

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger eVTOL and hybrid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

3 passengers

Cruise speed

200 knots/ 230 mph/ 370 km/h

Range (batteries only)

two back-to-back 81 mile (130 kilometer) trips

Range (hybrid-electric)

two back-to-back 145 mile (234 kilometer) trips

Range (turbo-electric)

two back-to-back 88 mile (142 kilometer) trips

Empty weight (excluding batteries)

all-electric: 3,329 lb (1,510 kg), hybrid-electric: 4,246 lb (1,826 kg), turbo-electric: 5,026 lb (2,280 kg)

Maximum payload weight

882 lb (400 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

6,173 lb (2,800 kg)

Propellers

9 propellers. 8 VTOL-only propellers and 1 pusher propellers for forward flight. There are four booms which the VTOL propellers are mounted on.

Electric motors

9 electric motors

Power source

Battery packs (all-electric), battery packs + turbo-generators (hybrid-electric), turbo-generators (turbo-electric)Fuselage: Carbon fiber composite

Wing

1 high main wing. 38.52 ft (11.74 m) span

Tail

Two boom mounted vertical stabilizers with horizontal stabilizer on top

Windows

The windows are similar in size to a general aviation airplane

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle wheeled landing gear

Safety features

Distributed electric propulsion (DEP) means having multiple propulsors (propellers + drive motors) so that if one or more propulsors fail, the other working propulsors can safely land the aircraft. DEP provides safety through redundancy for passengers or cargo. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure. The lift-plus-cruise aircraft has no tilting components when transitioning between vertical and forward flight which increases safety by reducing complexity. The tricycle gear also allow the aircraft to land conventionally on a runway or road in emergencies.