AirScooter

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Hybrid-electric VTOL passenger multicopter aircraft

Piloting

1 pilot

Cruise speed

80 km/h (50 mph)

Maximum speed

100 km/h (62 mph)

Flight time

2 hours +

Empty weight

112 kg (247 lb)

Maximum payload

120 kg (264 lb)

Maximum takeoff weight

232 kg (511 lb) +

Propellers

14 propellers on 8 booms (4 booms have 2 propellers each and 2 of these booms have an additional vertical yaw control propellers. Each of these booms have a VTOL propeller at the end and under the booms and there is also another propeller that is located in the middle of the boom, under the boom. The other 4 booms have 4 propellers at the top and at the end of these booms.)

Electric motors

14 electric motors

Power source

Hybrid-electric power source

Fuel tank

18.9 L (5 gallons)

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Dimensions

340 X 340 X 256 (L X W X H, cm), 11 X 11 X 8 (feet)

Window

1 long, high window. (The concept design had 1 window on each side of the cockpit. The prototype does not have any windows on the side of the cockpit.)

Tail

1 horizontal stabilizer tail, very similar to a high boom tail

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle strut landing gear

Safety features

Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers (or ducted fans) and motors on the aircraft so if one or more propellers (ducted fans) or motors fail, the other working propellers (or ducted fans) and motors can safely land the aircraft. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft.