The new Jetcopter urban VTOL air taxi will be shown for the first time at the AERO 2019 general aviation trade exhibition, from April 10 until 13 in Friedrichshafen in Germany.
The new Jetcopter will meet all EASA requirements for new generation VTOL aircraft and will be certified according to EASA regulations. In the latest configuration, the Jetcopter will have five seats.
The Jetcopter will be powered by two 500 hp (368 kW) converted automotive motors, rotating two 200 cm diameter air turbines. These air turbines will create an airflow velocity of 950 km/h. This airflow will be diverted to four endpoints, where it can be vectored to any direction, resembling the system that was used in the Hawker ´jump jet´ Harrier in 1967.
Handling the Jetcopter will however be very different from the Harrier: the Jetcopter will be able to hover like a drone; the pilot will only have to select the desired altitude, direction and speed to make the urban taxi fly to its destination.
With its 1000 hp, the Jetcopter will have a range of 1000 km and speed above 300 km/h. The new Jetcopter will offer a Maximum Take-off Weight of 2000 kg.
