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The aircraft weighs 313 lb (142 kg) empty and can carry a pilot and baggage totaling 250 lb (113 kg). It can accommodate a pilot of up to 6.5 ft (1.98 m) in height. A ballistic parachute comes equipped with the aircraft for use by the aviator in emergency situations. [1] [6] [10] The aircraft is not a tiltwing or tiltrotor design. Instead, the ...
The aircraft features composite construction, a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat, enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single electric motor in tractor configuration. [1] [2] The Sun Flyer differed from the PC-Aero Elektra One by incorporating new landing gear, propeller and instruments.
[1] [2] [3] The aircraft is made from composite material, predominantly carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Its 38 ft (11.6 m) span wing has an area of 120 sq ft (11 m 2) and mounts flaps. The standard engine used is a 105 kW (141 hp) electric powerplant. The aircraft will have ten batteries giving it a four-hour endurance.
Bye Aerospace is an American aircraft manufacturer based in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of electric aircraft, including unmanned aircraft for geospatial role and light aircraft for the flight training role. [1] The company was founded by George E. Bye, who remains the CEO. [2]
Zunum Aero was founded in 2013 with Ashish Kumar as CEO and Matt Knapp as CTO. [2]Around the beginning of 2017 they launched plans to fly a prototype hybrid-electric airliner in 2019 or 2020, under the revamped FAR Part 23 rules for electric aircraft standards expected by 2018 and with first type certification by 2020.
Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 800 has two motors, powered by a grid of electric cells, for a 368-mph top speed, 575-mile range and zero emissions. This New 8-Seat Electric Airplane Costs 80% Less to ...
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike: United States: Motor glider: Battery: Private: 2007: Production: Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft. [28] [29] [citation needed] Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C: United States: Motor glider: Battery: Private: 2008: Production: Converted Monnett Moni motor ...
Wisk Aero is an aerospace manufacturer based in Mountain View, California, United States. The company develops self-flying electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed to be operated as air taxis. [2] The company was formed in 2019 as a partnership between Boeing and Google co-founder Larry Page's Kitty Hawk aircraft company ...