【Israel Air One Personal eVTOL Begins Full Flight Test】

【Israel Air One Personal eVTOL Begins Full Flight Test】

Air's first full-scale eVTOL prototype has received airworthiness clearance and has begun flight testing. The Air One is an attractive winged two-seater manned multicopter designed for personal ownership and fun flying power for $150,000.

Date created

  The Tel Aviv-based company is moving fast. The Air emerged from stealth nearly a year ago, debuting its full-scale prototype at the Kentucky Derby a few months ago, and test-flying some smaller-scale prototypes of its design. Now, the full-scale machine is in the air and testing is underway.

Aircraft type and shape

  While it may look like a winged aircraft, or a lift-and-cruise eVTOL, it's actually an eight-prop coaxial multi-rotor with a slight twist in the form of two fairly raked wings. Without a dedicated forward propulsion system, this thing would fly on pitch like any other multirotor. It doesn't have an efficient flight mode that's entirely carried by the wings -- and actually doesn't have any control surfaces on the wings -- but when it's pitched fully forward at high speeds, the wings generate some lift to relieve props and powertrains. pressure.

Aircraft speed and battery capacity

  The Air claims a top speed of around 250km/h and a cruising speed of around 160km/h. With a peak power of 771 horsepower and a maximum payload of 250 kilograms, Air says the battery can fly for about an hour and have a maximum range of about 177 kilometers.

aircraft weight

  The 868kg full-scale prototype made its maiden flight on June 21 at a site in Megiddo, northern Israel.

Sales Quantity

  Air says it has sold more than 150 of them and expects certification and first customer deliveries in 2024.