Urban Aeronautics Switches to Redesigned Hydrogen-powered CityHawk eVTOL Aircraft

The Israeli company plans to produce a new CityHawk technology demonstrator by early 2022 that features a significantly revised fuselage design and a hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

Urban Aeronautics CityHawk — Urban Aeronautics has unveiled a redesigned version of its CityHawk eVTOL aircraft, which will now feature a hydrogen-electric propulsion system to drive its ducted fans. (Image: Urban Aeronautics)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

July 9, 2021

Urban Aeronautics has redesigned its CityHawk VTOL aircraft while also confirming plans for the five-seat vehicle’s ducted fans to be powered by a combination of electric motors and hydrogen fuel cells. The Israel-based company is also introducing new flight controls and navigation systems and has started work on a new technology that incorporates changes from the version it has been testing for three years.

The new fuselage still features two of Urban Aeronautics’ patented Fancraft counter-rotating ducted fans to the front and the rear. Unlike most VTOL aircraft, the CityHawk has no wing or rotors, with most of the lift coming from the fans and a very limited contribution from the fuselage as a lifting surface.

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