Quiet Single Main Rotor

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger eVTOL concept design rotorcraft

Piloting

Piloted or autonomous

Capacity

6 people. 1 pilot and 5 passengers. Or if autonomous, 6 passengers.

Cruise speed (estimated)

115 mph (185 km/h)

Range

86 m (138 km)

Reserve cruise power

20 minutes

Cruise altitude

4,000 ft (1,219 m)

Empty weight, estimated

Unknown. The empty weight depends upon the number of rotorblades and power source that you use.

Maximum payload weight, estimated

1,200 lb (544 kg)

Rotorblades

1 main rotorblade with 6 blades. (According to Airbus Helicopters research, if you use their proprietary Blue Edge main rotorblades, they will reduce rotorblade noise, reduce vibration, reduce fuel consumption and improve the aerodynamic efficiency of the rotorblades.)

Tail

1 NOTAR (no tail rotor) for anti-torque control, with 1 horizontal stabilizer and 2 vertical stabilizers. NOTAR technology was first developed by MD Helicopters. See the NOTAR Wikipedia web page for more details on the development of the NOTAR tail rotor for helicopters. (The helicopter could be designed with a tail rotor powered by an electric motor. However, to keep the helicopter as quiet as possible, a NOTAR tail rotor is preferred.)

Electric motors

At least 2 electric motors, possibly more

Power source

All batteries or a hybrid-electric power source

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Windows

Panoramic wrap around windows allowing forward, left and right visibility for spectacular views with a solid roof above

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle wheeled landing gear

Safety features

In the event of a power failure, a pilot can autorotate the helicopter safely to the ground and land. 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.