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1,600-hp three-seat eVTOL promises jet-setters 500 miles at 220 mph
London-based startup AltoVolo is aiming high with its entry in the developing eVTOL space. It plans to offer a powerful personal hybrid-electric aircraft that will seat three people, deliver 510 miles (821 km) of range, and hit cruise speeds up of to 220 mph (354 km/h) – all while making 80% less…
It plans to offer a powerful personal hybrid-electric aircraft that will seat three people, deliver 510 miles (821 km) of range, and hit cruise speeds up of to 220 mph (354 km/h) – all while making 80% less noise than a helicopter. AltoVolo says it will measure just 15.7 ft (4.8 m) wide (about the same as a double garage door), feature a 1,608-hp powertrain capable of operating even when one jet fails, and weigh just 2,160 lb (980 kg) inclusive of three passengers, or about the same as the incredibly fast Gordon Murray T.50 hypercar. AltoVolo says it's "combined a patent-pending tilting electric jet design and integrated aerodynamics, to leverage the high burst capability of batteries for vertical take-off and landing, and the energy density of liquid fuel for long range flight."
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