RAVEN

Specifications:

Aircraft type

RAVEN uncrewed eVTOL technology demonstrator concept design aircraft

Piloting

Remote piloting

Capacity

No pilot, no passengers

Cruise speed

Unknown

Hover flight time (expected)

10 minutes with a 25% battery reserve

Cruise altitude

Unknown

Empty weight (estimated)

1,000 lb (454 kg)

Propellers

6 propellers (4 tilt-propellers and 2 VTOL-only stationary propellers). 2 tilt-propellers are mounted on wing tips. Two booms mounted under the high main wing, about 1/3 distance from the fuselage, have tilt-propellers at the front of the booms and stationary VTOL-only propellers on the rear of the booms.

Electric motors

6 propellers

Power source

Batteries

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

Panoramic wrap around windows

Wings

1 main high wing

Tail

1 conventional tail, with 1 vertical stabilizer and 1 horizontal stabilizer

Landing gear

Fixed 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. In case of an emergency, the aircraft can land conventionally, with or without power, if there is a runway or unobstructed road available.