Compact Personal Aircraft

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Hybrid-electric VTOL or all-electric VTOL (eVTOL) passenger aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

4 passengers

Cruise speed

110 mph (177 km/h)

Range

120 miles (193 km/h) all-electric, 300+ miles (483+ km) hybrid-electric

Flight time

2 hours all-electric, 5+ hours hybrid-electric

Cruise altitude

5,000 ft (1,524 meters)

Empty weight

1,047 lb (475 kg)

Maximum payload

992 lb (450 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

2,039 lb (925 kg)

Propellers

6 propellers

Electric motors

6 electric motors

Power source

Hybrid-electric (internal combustion engine and battery packs)

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Fuselage length

8 ft

Fuselage height

5 ft

Wingspan

20 ft

Overall landed length

20 ft

Windows

Panoramic windows allowing forward, left, right and top visibility, for spectacular views

Wings

9 wings (configured in a tilt-multi-wing assembly)

Landing gear

The aircraft lands on the bottom of its fuselage

Safety features

Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers (or ducted fans) and motors on the aircraft so if one or more propellers (ducted fans) or motors fail, the other working propellers (or ducted fans) and motors can safely land the aircraft. There are also redundancies in the sub-systems of the aircraft. In case of an emergency, there is a whole aircraft ballistic parachute.