It is not too long ago that the concept of commercial passenger flights in small-scale electric-powered aircraft would have been little more than a fantasy – a concept that may have appeared in comic books imagining how the future of travel might look.
Fast forward to the modern day, and that dream is fast becoming a reality. Indeed, it is likely that within the next 18-24 months, the urban air mobility market (UAM) will take off, with several different types of eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft being certified for commercial operations and carrying fare-paying passengers in many major cities across the world.
The basic design concept of the current set of eVTOL aircraft in development is largely the same – that of a small lightweight battery-powered aircraft capable of carrying 4-6 passengers on short-range flights using multiple sets of rotors/propellors coupled with a conventional wing to provide propulsion and lift.
As the designs of these aircraft have evolved, so too has the original scope of eVTOL operations. Where once eVTOL flights were imagined to be the answer to traffic congestion in major conurbations across the world, their potential application has broadened as their ‘green’ credentials are being fully realized. Although their production (and that of their batteries) are unlikely to meet any ‘carbon-neutral’ metrics any…
Source www.aerotime.aero
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