eZELOS S3 Twin-Hybrid Air Taxi

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Hybrid-electric defunct concept design helicopter air taxi

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

2 passengers

Cruise speed

280 km/h (174 mph)

Maximum speed

320 km/h (199 mph)

Range

500+ km (311 m)

Maximum payload

500+ kg (1,102 lb)

Rotorblades

2 coaxial rotorblades (4 blades per rotorblade)

Pusher propellers

2 electric ducted fans (pusher ducted fans)

Electric Motors

6 electric motors. If one or two of the electric motors for the main rotorblades fail, the other electric motors are built for redundancy and will help the helicopter land safely.

Power source

Hybrid-electric, piston engines and batteries

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

Standard helicopter windows

Wings

At the lower front of the fuselage, there are stub wings with small winglets

Tail boom type

The helicopter has no tail but there is a small downward facing vertical stabilizer protruding from the rear of the helicopter

Landing gear

Fixed skid landing gear

Safety features

In case of a power loss, the helicopter can land using autorotation. The company also has redundancy built into the aircraft providing an additional margin of safety.