Charlie

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Emergency medical services (EMS) passenger eVTOL aircraft (concept design)

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

1 doctor, 1 patient and medical equipment The aircraft can hold two patients if there is less medical equipment on board.

Cruise speed

200 km/h (124 mph)

Range

190 km (118 m)

Maximum payload weight

450 kg (990 lb)

Propellers

10 propellers (8 VTOL-only propellers on two booms and 2 tractor propellers, for forward flight)

Electric motors

10 electric motors

Power source

Batteries (will be located in the wings)

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite, cabin volume of 5.2 cubic meters (184 cubic feet), the rear door will have dimensions of 1.4 meters by 1.4 meters (4 feet 7 inches)

Windows

Panoramic wrap around windows allowing forward, left and right visibility for excellent views for the pilot with a solid roof above the passenger compartment

Doors

2 doors for the cockpit and 1 rear door for the patient

Wings

1 high main wing and 2 booms for propellers

Tail

1 high boom tail

Landing gear

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 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 aircraft has no moving surfaces or tilting parts when transitioning from vertical to forward flight and the reverse which increases safety by reducing complexity.