Air One eVTOL Lures Owner-Flown Customers with 'Fly by Intent’ Simplicity
The Air One's developer is channeling cost- and weight-saving techniques from the automotive world in a bid to transform the economics of private aviation and expand the market for eVTOL personal transportation.
Air this week unveiled the design for its two-seat eVTOL vehicle and announced that it is accepting preorders. The Israel-based start-up is positioning the Air One model for the consumer market, for owners who would fly the all-electric aircraft themselves. It anticipates making its first deliveries in 2024.
The design drawings released on October 19 show a fixed-wing aircraft with eight electric motors, each with a pair of three-bladed rotors, and a boom tail. The front pair of motor/rotor units are attached to the lower side of the fuselage, while the rear sets are mated to the fuselage at the same point as the tail section.
