TW-01 Minokawa

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger eVTOL and hybrid-electric VTOL concept design tiltwing aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

3 passengers

Cruise speed

230 mph (370 km/h)

Cruise altitude

3,000 ft (914.4 m)

Range (all-electric)

two back-to-back 75 mile (121 km) trips

Range (hybrid-electric)

two back-to-back 155 mile (250 km) trips

Empty weight

3,300 lb (1,497 kg) for all-electric variant, 3,882 lb (1,761 kg) for hybrid-electric variant

Maximum payload weight

882 lb (400 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

6,000 lb (2,721 kg)

Propellers

8 propellers

Electric motors

8 electric motors

Power source

battery packs (all-electric) or battery packs + turbo-generator (hybrid-electric)

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Wings

1 high main tiltwing (34.65 ft or 10.56 m)

Tail

1 tilting-horizontal stabilizer mounted on two fixed vertical stabilizers, one tilting canard

Windows

The windows are similar in size to a general aviation airplane

Landing gear

Fixed landing gear, two wheels in the front and one wheel in the rear of the aircraft.

Safety features

Distributed electric propulsion (DEP) means having multiple propulsors (propellers + drive motors) so that if one or more propulsors fail, the other working propulsors 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. The lift-plus-cruise aircraft has no tilting components when transitioning between vertical and forward flight which increases safety by reducing complexity. The tricycle gear also allow the aircraft to land conventionally on a runway or road in emergencies.