How a 50-Seat Skybus eVTOL Could Spark a Transportation Revolution in London
A white paper published by the UK’s Connected Places Catapult consortium takes a closer look at research into how a large-scale eVTOL aircraft could be a cost-effective commuter platform.
The UK’s Connected Places Catapult consortium has published a white paper summarizing the potential for air services on routes spanning 25 to 100 miles in a larger eVTOL aircraft that would carry 30 to 50 passengers. The Skybus concept builds on work done in 2021 by aerospace group GKN in partnership with Swanson Aviation Consultancy and planners Pascall+Watson.
The report outlines findings regarding four potential routes connecting outer London suburbs with the center of the UK capital, using facilities including a pair of small airfields, a business park, and a supermarket parking lot. The all-electric aircraft conceived by aerostructures group GKN looks like an oversized Chinook helicopter with six wing-mounted tilting rotors.
