Cavorite X5

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Hybrid-electric VTOL

Piloting

1 pilot

Capacity

4 passengers

Cruise speed

350 km/h (215 mph)

Range

500 km (310 miles)

Ferry range (Extended range with no passengers or cargo)

625 miles (1,000 km)

Propellers

17 propellers. 16 ducted fans for VTOL flight in wings with covers, 1 pusher propeller for forward flight.

Electric Motors

17 or more. There are electric motors for the retractable landing gear, retractable ducted wing covering (possibly some to open/close the canopy and gull-wing doors)

Power source

Hybrid-electric gas engine to create electricity for all electrical systems on-board, a back-up motor in case the main gas engine fails and there is also a battery pack system on-board

Length

11.6 m (38 ft)

Height

2.8 m (9.2 ft)

Wingspan

15.3 m (50.3 ft)

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Doors

Gull wing doors for passengers, sliding front canopy for pilot

Windows

Panoramic windows with wrap around window design allowing forward, left, right and top visibility, for spectacular views

Wings

A rear high forward swept main wing with winglets and a forward swept rearward canard with winglets, there are ducted fans in each wing, with retractable covers on each wing opening for VTOL flight and closing for forward flight

Tail

V-tail with a specially designed airfoil shape

Landing gear

Wheeled retractable landing gear

Safety Features

Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers and motors on the aircraft so if one or more motors or propellers fail, the other working motors and propellers can safely land the aircraft. The aircraft can also land like an airplane if some or all VTOL ducted fans become unresponsive. Has one additional back-up engine in case of main engine failure.