LPC-02 DUeVTOL

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Modular passenger and air cargo eVTOL and hybrid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

4 passengers or air cargo pod

Cruise speed

230 mph (370 km/h)

Cruise altitude

3,000 ft (914.4 m)

Range (batteries only)

63 m (101 km)

Range (hybrid-electric)

149 m (240 km)

Empty weight

3,128 lb (1,419 kg) for the all-electric variant and 3,673 lb (1,666 kg) for the hybrid-electric variant

Maximum payload weight

882 lb (400 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

5,525 lb (2,506 kg)

Propellers

8 propellers. 6 VTOL-only propellers and 2 tractor propellers for forward flight.

Electric motors

8 electric motors

Power source

The aircraft can be powered by batteries alone or it can be outfitted with a hybrid-electric system using a turbine engine. There are 5 battery packs in both designs. The batteries are sized for a minimum 20% power reserve at the end of the design mission.

Fuselage

Material unknown

Wing

1 canard, 1 high main wing, 33.23 ft (10.13 m) in span

Tail

1 canard (fore), 1 horizontal stabilizer (aft), two vertical stabilizers

Windows

Larger windows than a general aviation airplane

Landing gear

Fixed quadricycle wheeled landing gear

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.