HIEN 6

Specifications:

Aircraft type

Passenger hybrid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft (that company plans to also future models with an all-electric power source)

Pilot

Remote, autopilot, autonomous piloting or artificial intelligence (AI) piloting

Capacity

6 passengers and luggage

Maximum cruise speed

~180 km/h or more (112 mph or more)

Range

Over 180 km (112 m)

Maximum payload weight

500 kg (1,102 lb)

Propellers

8 propellers (4 propellers for forward flight mounted on booms, 4 propellers for VTOL flight mounted on booms)

Electric motors

8 electric motors

Power source

Gas turbine(s) using kerosene (Jet-A1/B). It is unknown how many gas turbine engines are on this aircraft. Future models have the possibility of being designed and sold with an all-electric power source, such as battery packs or hydrogen fuel cells.)

Power supply capacity

400 kWh

Fuselage

Carbon fiber composite

Size

1,000 x 1,600 x 320 cm (~33 X ~52-1/2 X ~10-1/2 ft)

Windows

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

Wings

1 high main gull-wing

Tail

1 H-tail

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 its passengers or cargo. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy for its passengers or cargo. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure.