SeaHorse H5

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger VTOL land and amphibious concept design multicopter

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

4 passengers and luggage

Cruise speed

80 km/h (50 mph)

Maximum speed

120 km/h (75 mph)

Range

360 km (224 m)

Flight time

3 hours

Cruise altitude

15 m (49 ft) over water

Empty weight

550 kg (1,212 lb)

Maximum payload weight

650 kg (1,433 lb)

Maximum takeoff weight

1,200 kg (2,645 lb)

Propellers

8 propellers (rotor cluster tilt system)

Electric motors

Digital displacement hydraulic transmission technology (in the future, 8 electric motors)

Power source

Ethanol (in the future, hydrogen fuel cells or battery packs)

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite, bottom of fuselage is a boat hull shape

Windows

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

Doors

Gull-wing doors

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle wheeled landing gear. The aircraft can land on the ground or water. The water landing portion of the aircraft has a a boat hull with two sponsons so the aircraft is stable in the water. When landed on the ground, airstairs open from the sponsons allowing passengers to enter and exit the aircraft easily. When in the water, the sponson can deploy a gangway (or boarding ramp) allowing passengers to walk from the aircraft to a dock and back.

Safety features

There are redundancies of critical components and 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.