Mobula

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger eVTOL concept design aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot (or AI piloting)

Capacity

5-7 passengers

Cruise speed

222-259 km/h (138-161 mph)

Range

280 km (174 m)

Maximum payload weight

Unknown

Propellers

18 electric ducted fans (EDFs), 6 EDFs located in the wings tilt for VTOL, forward flight and any other type of maneuvering. 10 EDFs are inside the wing for forward flight and are also used for maneuvering. 2 EDFs are in the front of the aircraft used for VTOL flight, forward flight and for maneuvering.

Electric motors

18 electric motors

Power source

Batteries

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

Larger than conventional windows and a sunroof over the passenger cabin

Wings

1 rear high main delta wing with winglets. The designer calls the rear main wing a manta ray wing.

Ventral fins/strakes

1 forward ventral fin (that doubles as the front landing gear strut) and 2 rear ventral strakes (that double as the rear landing gear struts)

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle wheeled landing gear

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 wing surfaces when transitioning from vertical to forward flight and the reverse which increases safety by reducing complexity.