AB-2

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger hybrid-electric heVTOL concept design aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

1 passenger

Maximum cruise speed

400 km/h (249 mph)

Range

400 km (249 m)

Empty weight

979 kg (2,159 lb)

Maximum payload weight

200 kg (441 lb)

Maximum takeoff weight

1,179 kg (2,600 lb)

Propellers

8 electric ducted fans (EDFs)

Electric motors

8 electric motors

Power source

Hybrid-electric power source

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

Panoramic wrap around windows allowing forward, left, right and top visibility for spectacular views

Wings

1 main high wing with winglets, 10 meters wide (32 feet, 9-5/8 inches), 1 rear low swept stub wing with downward winglets

Tail

1 V-tail

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle strut landing gear (1 strut at the front of the aircraft, 2 downward winglets form the landing gear from the lower rear stub wings)

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.