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Urban eVTOL announces Leo, a 250-mph hypercar for the skies.
An electric propulsion specialist and a supercar designer have partnered up on an eye-catching three-seat eVTOL, claiming 250-mph (400 km/h) top speeds and extraordinary 300-mile (483-km) range figures, as well as some extreme flight dynamics and some nifty ideas.
One of its partners, Pete Bitar has been working on vertical propulsion systems for decades now. He’s got a DARPA contract to develop his electric jetpack designs, his Verticycle is a competitor in the GoFly personal flight challenge, and he’s just won one of nine NASA “Future-Scaping Our Skies” awards for his work on ground infrastructure and air traffic control for the coming eVTOL age.
The new company, Urban eVTOL, has released renderings of its first aircraft. The Leo Coupe is a three-seat lift-and-cruise design running 16 of Bitar’s electric ducted fans for vertical lift, and several more at the rear for horizontal thrust.
Features:
The Leo will run 16 10-kW vertical thrusters, each about 16 inches (40 cm) in diameter, making 120 pounds of thrust.
The small wings might necessitate higher airspeeds for efficient flight, but they contribute to a big advantage on the ground: this thing not only looks like a flying hypercar, it’s small enough to fit in a single car space.
That’ll mean private owners can stow it easily in the garage, and it’ll be able to land on pads much smaller than what most much larger air taxi designs will need.
The Leo will run a 66-kWh battery system, split up physically into several units.
Open glass floor and roof-suspended front seat not only gives pilots and passengers a great view, but also gives pilots a clear view of where they’re landing.
Range:
“We’re expecting an hour and 15 minutes, including about five minutes of vertical takeoff and landing, with reserves. With our high forward speed of 250 mph, you’re looking at nearly 300 miles, or 450 kilometers, roughly, on a single charge.”
Urban eVTOL is developing an interesting landing gear solution called Cat’s Paws, says Bitar, in conjunction with a major tire company. This would be a “variable geometry inflatable landing system” capable of cushioning a landing like a set of airbags, and even keeping the aircraft level on a slope. On top of that, the Leo will run a ballistic parachute for last-ditch safety.
Bitar says Urban eVTOL is planning to get a “flying frame” prototype built and into testing in 2022. The company is looking for investment to get subsequent prototypes built in full scale, complete with carbon fiber bodies, a process he expects will take around eight months between full funding and a first tethered flight.
“Initially, we’ll be looking at markets that require the least certification. Probably some foreign markets, but also possibly some military for medevac and things like that. The kit built market is definitely an option, particularly if the United States comes up with a training program for these kinds of aircraft. We think we can get the price down below US$290,000, even with quantities under 100 units a year.”
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