2024 Cento, 3rd Gen eVTOL

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Hybrid-electric VTOL cargo drone

Piloting

Autonomous

Capacity

Cargo only (212 small packages)

Cargo bay

72 L X 18.5 W X 19.5 H - in (182 L X 47 W X 49 H - cm)

Cruise speed

150 mph (240 km/h)

Range

600 miles (966 km)

Flight time

4 hours

Empty weight

396 lb (180 kg)

Maximum payload

100 lb (45 kg)

Maximum takeoff weight

550 lb (249 kg)

Propellers

8 VTOL propellers (on two booms parallel to the fuselage), 1 pusher propeller

Electric Motors

9 electric motors

Power source

Hybrid-electric power source

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Wings

1 front canard wing with winglets and 1 rear high main wing with winglets

Landing gear

Canard wing and rear landing strut

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.