BlackFly V2

Specifications:

Aircraft type

eVTOL passenger prototype aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Maximum pilot height

6 ft, 2 in (1.88 m)

First uncrewed flight

February 11, 2016

First crewed flight

March 19, 2018

Cruise Speed (USA)

62 mph (limited) (99.78 km/h)

Cruise Speed (outside of USA)

80+ mph (128.75+ km/h)

Range (with 25% reserve in USA)

20 miles (32.19 km)

Flight time

Unknown

Cruise altitude

Unknown

Width

13 ft, 7 in (4.1 m)

Length

13 ft, 5 in (4.08 m)

Height

5 ft (1.52 m)

Take off run

3 ft (0.91 m)

Landing distance

3 ft (0.91 m)

Maximum climb rate

1,000 fpm (5.08 m/s)

Maximum descent rate

1,000 fpm (5.08 m/s)

Temperature range for safe operations

32°F to 86°F (0°C to 30°C)

Maximum wind speed for safe operations

25 mph (40.23 km/h)

Empty weight

310 lb (140.6 kg)

Maximum payload weight

200 lb (90.7 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

510 lb (231.3 kg)

Propellers

8 propellers

Electric motors

8 electric motors

Power source

Batteries

Fuselage

Epoxy-impregnated carbon fiber

Window

Canopy over cockpit

Wings

Fixed tandem wings

Landing gear

Lands on the belly of the aircraft. There are also four small fixed struts on the bottom end of each wing to protect the wings from hitting the ground on landing or during takeoff.

Safety features

Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers (or ducted fans) and motors on the aircraft so if one or more propellers (ducted fans) or motors fail, the other working propellers (or ducted fans) and motors can safely land the aircraft. The aircraft has been made with a safety fault-tolerant design. There are also redundancies in the sub-systems and other parts of the aircraft. The aircraft has an emergency ballistic parachute.