Hexa-Chakra Personal Air Vehicle

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger eVTOL multicopter concept design aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Cruise speed

60 mph (97 km/h)

Flight time

24 minutes plus a 10 minute reserve

Empty weight

347 lb (158 kg)

Maximum payload weight

200 lb (91 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

547 lb (249 kg)

Propellers

6 ducted propellers

Electric motors

6 electric motors

Power source

Lithium polymer batteries (3 of these batteries)

Fuselage

Aircraft aluminum and other materials

Length

5.54 ft (1.69 m)

Width

4.64 ft (1.41 m)

Height

4.87 ft (1.48 m)

Cockpit

Open cockpit with a Tillett B7 racing seat with safety harnesses and an interface for a Head and Neck Safety (HANS) device

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle wheeled landing gear. The nose gear is steerable and the rear wheels have brakes.

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. 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. The racing seat has safety harnesses and an interface for a head and neck safety (HANS) device. There is a roll bar to protect the pilot in case the multicopter rolls over during takeoff or landing. There is also a whole aircraft emergency ballistic parachute in case of an unexpected inflight emergency.