Horizon Aircraft is enlisting the support of CertCenterCanada (3C) to complete the development and type certification of its Cavorite X5 eVTOL vehicle. Under a memorandum of understanding signed this week, the Transport Canada-approved independent flight test and certification design approval organization will provide the start-up with services including gap analysis, certification planning, certifiable design consulting, training, flight testing, and airworthiness approval support.
In January, Ontario-based Horizon conducted the first hover flight tests with a half-scale technology demonstrator. The production version of the hybrid-electric aircraft will seat four passengers plus one pilot and is intended for air taxi services, cargo deliveries, disaster relief, and emergency medical services. It features a patented fan-in-wing vertical lift system with 16 ducted fans built into the wing and canard.
