SoloTrek Springtail EFV

Specifications:

Aircraft type

One person VTOL backpack helicopter prototype aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Cruise speed

82 mph (132 kph)

Maximum speed

98 mph (158 kph)

Range

160 miles (257 km)

Flight time

2.2 hours

Maximum altitude

11,400 ft (3,475 m)

Empty weight

375 lb (170 kg)

Maximum payload weight

175 lb (79 kg)

Normal takeoff weight

622 lb (282 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

834 lb (378 kg)

Propellers

2 ducted counter-rotating propellers. Each propeller is 42 inches (1,067 mm) wide.

Power source

2-stroke 118 hp Wankel rotary engine. The aircraft can be easily configured with a hybrid-electric power source with a engine for the power and electric motors for the propellers.

Fuselage

Aluminum honeycomb panels with steel tube landing gear legs

Length

5.31 ft (1.62m)

Width

9.71 ft (2.96m)

Height

8.26 ft (2.52m)

Landing gear

Fixed skid landing gear with quadricycle wheels. Two foot rests are located on the aircraft's fixed skid landing gear.

Safety features

There are redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy. There is also a whole aircraft emergency ballistic parachute in case of an unexpected inflight emergency. A separate base-jumping parachute is worn by the pilot. The aircraft has two shoulder straps and a waist strap to secure the pilot to the fuselage.