When Bell introduced its full-size Nexus concept for an electric vertical takeoff and landing craft at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in early 2019, it gave the world a glimpse at where Bell technologists see a possible future for vertical-lift urban transportation.
The original Nexus concept was unveiled as a fuselage mockup at CES 2018, and the 2019 version came in a full-scale, six-rotor configuration with seats for four passengers and one pilot. Plans called for a hybrid-electric propulsion system using a turbine engine to generate electricity to power six tilting ducted fans. Safran was picked for the hybrid propulsion and drive systems, Moog for flight-control actuation, and Garmin for avionics and vehicle-management computer.
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