Hyundai Adds eSTOL Regional Aircraft to its Supernal eVTOL Plans

Expected to fly to a range of 1,000 km, Hyundai’s eSTOL aircraft would enter service on so-called regional air routes connecting cities in South Korea.

In addition to the SA-1 eVTOL aircraft being developed by its Supernal subsidiary, Korean carmaker Hyundai is also working on a longer-range eSTOL aircraft to serve regional air routes between cities. (Image: Supernal)

By Gregory Polek • Senior Editor

March 30, 2022

Korean automotive group Hyundai has expanded its ambitions in the field of advanced air mobility (AAM) with the addition of plans for a hydrogen-powered eSTOL aircraft to its previously announced plans for U.S. subsidiary Supernal to develop a battery-powered eVTOL vehicle. Hyundai’s new Korean Advanced Air Mobility unit will take responsibility for the development of the eSTOL aircraft, which would fly to a range of 1,000 km (621 miles) and whose application would at first center on a regional air mobility network centered on the capital Seoul by about 2030.

As part of a wider AAM strategy, Supernal has targeted 2028 as its entry-into-service date for its SA-1 eVTOL aircraft. The company says the four-seat will typically fly on routes of around 75 km. It is targetting cities such as Los Angeles and Miami as early-adopter locations for air taxi services.

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