GKN To Explore the Case for a Large eVTOL Aircraft Called Skybus
GKN and 15 partners are being supported by a new £4.5 million grant from the UK government's Future Flight Challenge Fund.
GKN Aerospace is to lead a trio of new programs to advance sustainable aviation technology. The UK-based group will be coordinating 15 other organizations in work backed by a £4.5 million ($6.1 million) investment from the British government’s Future Flight Challenge fund.
The most eye-catching of the three initiatives is Skybus, which is described as a large eVTOL aircraft that would carry 30 to 50 passengers. Working with Swanson Aviation Consultancy, architects Pascall & Watson, and Connected Places Catapult, the GKN team will develop a concept for using the proposed vehicle to reduce group congestion by operating a “park and ride” service to move passengers between points currently connected by cars, buses, and trains.
