HIEN Dr-One

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Cargo hybrid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft

Pilot

Remote, autopilot, autonomous piloting or artificial intelligence (AI) piloting

Capacity

Cargo only

Maximum cruise speed

~180 km/h (112 mph)

Range

~150 km (93 m)

Flight time

~60 minutes

Maximum payload weight

25 kg (55 lb). The aircraft is scalable to multiple larger sizes.

Propellers

8 propellers for VTOL flight

Electric motors

8 electric motors

Power source

3 gas turbines using kerosene (Jet-A1/B)

Power supply capacity

20 kWh

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Size

500 X 320 X 90 cm (16 ft, 7/8 in X 9 ft, 7/8 in X 2 ft, 15/16 in)

Wings

1 main gull-wing

Tail

1 boom mounted tail

Landing gear

Fixed skid 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 its passengers or cargo. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy for its passengers or cargo. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure.