PC-500

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger and air cargo eVTOL and hyrbid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

5 passengers and their luggage

Cruise speed (all-electric)

240 km/h (150 mph)

Maximum speed (all-electric)

300 km/h (186 mph)

Range (all-electric)

200 km (125 miles)

Flight time (all-electric)

1 hour

Cruise speed (extended range)

300 km/h (186 mph)

Maximum speed (extrended range)

360 km/h (224 mph)

Range (extended range)

600 km (373 miles)

Flight time (extened range)

2 hours

Empty weight

2,200 kg (4,850 lb)

Maximum payload weight

500 kg (1,100 lb)

Maximum takeoff weight

2,700 kg (5,950 lb)

Propellers

6 tilt-props

Electric motors

6 electric motors

Power source

Battery packs or hybrid-electric (for extended range version)

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

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

Wings

1 high wing

Tail

1 V tail

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle wheeled landing gear

Safety features

Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) uses multiple propellers or electric ducted fans, each powered by electric motors, to increase safety through redundancy. If one or more components fail, the remaining ones can still ensure a safe landing. 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.