Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) uses multiple propellers or electric ducted fans, each powered by electric motors, to increase safety through redundancy. If one or more components fail, the remaining ones can still ensure a safe landing. 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 aircraft has no moving surfaces or tilting parts when transitioning from vertical to forward flight and the reverse which increases safety by reducing complexity.
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Specifications:
Aircraft type
Heavy-lift autonomous air cargo eVTOL concept design drone
Piloting
Autonomous piloting
Capacity
Heavy-lift air cargo
Cruise speed
Unknown
Maximum payload weight
~200 kg (441 lb) or more
Propellers
12 propellers (stacked)
Electric motors
12 electric motors
Power source
Battery packs
Fuselage
Carbon fiber composite
Landing gear
Lands on the bottom of its air cargo container or its fuselage
Safety features
Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) uses multiple propellers or electric ducted fans, each powered by electric motors, to increase safety through redundancy. If one or more components fail, the remaining ones can still ensure a safe landing. 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 aircraft has no moving surfaces or tilting parts when transitioning from vertical to forward flight and the reverse which increases safety by reducing complexity.