Side-by-Side

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger eVTOL concept design helicopter

Piloting

Piloted or autonomous

Capacity

6 total people

Cruise speed

Unknown

Range

86 m (138 km)

Reserve cruise power

20 minutes

Maximum payload weight, estimated

1,200 lb (544 kg)

Rotorblades

2 rotorblades that are side-by-side

Electric motors

2 or more electric motors

Power source

All batteries or a hybrid-electric power source

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

Conventional helicopter windows

Tail

1 inverted V tail

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.