APUS i-5
| APUS i-5 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Hybrid electric aircraft |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
APUS - Aeronautical Engineering GmbH |
| First flight: |
planned for the end of 2021 |
The APUS i-5 is a four-engine, two-seat hybrid electric aircraft produced by the German APUS - Aeronautical Engineering GmbH.
History and construction
The test aircraft is being developed by APUS at Strausberg Airport in cooperation with Rolls-Royce and the Brandenburg Technical University (BTU) Cottbus-Senftenberg .
The shoulder- wing wing has a double tail girder with two vertical stabilizers and a horizontal stabilizer in between. The fuselage nacelle is suspended under the wing and a Rolls-Royce M250 gas turbine is installed at the stern with the air inlet on top. Two electric motors with pull propellers are mounted at the front end of the tail girders, two more next to them under the wing.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| length | ≈13 m |
| span | ≈24 m |
| Wing area | |
| Wing extension | |
| height | |
| Empty mass | |
| Max. Takeoff mass | ≈4000 kg |
| Engines | 4 × electric motors, Rolls-Royce M250 gas turbine |
| Top speed | |
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| Flight duration | |
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