MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
California-based electric transportation solutions company Kitty Hawk Corporation announced on Wednesday that it is retiring its Flyer ultralight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. According to Kitty Hawk, a total of 111 Flyers were built and more than 25,000 Flyer flights were conducted. The company says it plans to focus its attention on its larger Heaviside eVTOL, which has a range of 100 miles and is capable of speeds of up to 180 MPH.
The Flyer, which was designed to be operated over water, has an empty weight of 250 pounds, top speed of 20 MPH and endurance of around 20 minutes. As previously reported by AVweb, Kitty Hawk unveiled the ultralight eVTOL in April 2017. The aircraft officially entered the market in June 2018.
Don't know about y'all but 20 min and 20 mph would be way too long and too fast for me in that thing. It would be like combining a roller coaster with a Ronco Vege-A-Matic.
The Flyer, which was designed to be operated over water, has an empty weight of 250 pounds, top speed of 20 MPH and endurance of around 20 minutes. As previously reported by AVweb, Kitty Hawk unveiled the ultralight eVTOL in April 2017. The aircraft officially entered the market in June 2018.
Don't know about y'all but 20 min and 20 mph would be way too long and too fast for me in that thing. It would be like combining a roller coaster with a Ronco Vege-A-Matic.
