Wisk Cora
| Wisk Cora (Cora by Wisk) | |
|---|---|
| Type: | electrically powered combination aircraft as an air taxi |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Wisk Aero LLC |
| First flight: |
23 March 2018 |
| Number of pieces: |
6 (according to FAA approvals) |
The Wisk Cora (also spelled Cora by Wisk ) is a 13-engine electrically powered, vertical take-off and landing aircraft manufactured by the US manufacturer Wisk Aero LLC , a joint venture between Boeing and the Kitty Hawk Corporation . Google co-founder Larry Page is one of its financiers . The aircraft is to be used as an autonomous flying taxi , whereby it can carry two people at a speed of up to 176 km / h for about 100 km.
history
The Kitty Hawk Corporation first presented the Cora to the public in March 2018. The company is named after the place near which the Wright brothers' first powered flight took place. The Cora is a two-seater further development of the Zee Aero Z-P2 . The individual approvals of Cora by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were initially under the name Zee Aero Mule SPA , then as Kitty Hawk Mule SPA . The development, testing and operation takes place in cooperation with the New Zealand subsidiary Zephyr Airworks , which was founded by Kitty Hawk in December 2016 . Zephyr Airworks intends to set up an air taxi service in New Zealand with the prototype by 2021. The aircraft is to be used exclusively for the flight service planned in cooperation with Air New Zealand ; private purchase will not be possible. In June 2019, the Kitty Hawk Corporation and Boeing agreed to further intensify cooperation in the field of urban air mobility . For it was specifically on December 2, 2019 Mountain View , the Wisk Aero LLC was founded. Zephyr Airworks is now called Wisk New Zealand . After approval by the government, a test run with the Cora took place in New Zealand from February to April 2020 .
construction
According to the structural design, the aircraft is to be regarded as a combination aircraft , as it has 12 motors for hovering, fixed wings and a separately driven pusher propeller for level flight . A total rescue system is provided for emergencies .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 0, self-steering |
| Passengers | 2 |
| length | approx. 21 ft (6 m) |
| span | 11 m |
| payload | 180 kg |
| Cruising speed | 180 km / h |
| Operation height | 150 to 900 m |
| Service ceiling | 3000 m |
| Max. Flight duration | 19 min with 10 min reserve |
| Range | 40 km |
| drive | 12 × electric motors with one rotor each , 1 × electric motor with pusher propeller |
See also
Web links
- Manufacturer's website
- kitty-hawk-cora-year-in-review
- Three-sided view of the Cora
- Wisk (Kitty Hawk) Cora
Individual evidence
- ↑ WISK Cora. In: transportup.com. February 29, 2020, accessed March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ dpa: Kitty Hawk Cora: Google co-founder shows his electric air taxis. In: heise.de. March 13, 2018, accessed March 18, 2020 .
- ^ Boeing and Kitty Hawk Form Strategic Partnership. In: kittyhawk.aero. June 25, 2019, accessed on May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ FAA approvals under Zee Aero Mule SPA (accessed May 5, 2019)
- ↑ FAA approvals at Kitty Hawk Mule SPA (accessed May 5, 2019)
- ↑ Kitty Hawk Corp: Kitty Hawk Cora. In: evtol.news. Accessed August 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Larry Page's Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode
- ↑ Press releases from the manufacturer (accessed on May 5, 2019)
- ^ VFS Staff: Kitty Hawk Announcements. In: evtol.news. August 24, 2019, accessed on May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ The Journey Continues with Wisk. In: wisk.aero. December 2, 2019, accessed March 18, 2020 .
- ^ Cora Announced for World First Trial. Retrieved March 18, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Charles Alcock: Cora eVTOL Set to Resume Flight Testing in New Zealand. In: ainonline.com. May 8, 2020, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
- ↑ WISK Cora. In: transportup.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Meet Cora: Our All-Electric Air Taxi. In: wisk.aero. Accessed December 24, 2019 .