eZELOS 300 POC

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Hybrid-electric or all-electric proof of concept defunct concept design helicopter

Piloting

Remote

Maximum speed

250 km/h (155 mph)

Range

750 km (466 miles)

Flight Time

30 minutes full electrical, up to 4 hours hybrid-electric

Maximum payload

50 kg (110 lb)

Empty weight

250 kg (551 lb)

Rotorblades

2 coaxial rotorblades (3 blades per rotorblade)

Pusher propeller

1 pusher propeller

Electric Motors

Possibly 3 electric motors, all 3 used during flight. 2 for the coaxial rotorblades and 1 for the pusher propeller. (If one of the electric motors for the rotorblades fail, the other electric motor is built in for redundancy and will help the helicopter land safely.)

Power source

Hybrid-electric or all-electric

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

Standard helicopter windows

Tail boom type

Has rear horizontal stabilizer, on each end of stabilizer has a wingtip fence

Landing gear

Tricycle wheeled landing gear, the rear wheel aerostructure provides lift during forward flight

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.