Avianovations Hepard
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Hepard
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The Avianovations Hepard is a being designed as vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) low-maintenance, and low-cost urban multicopter transport using hydrogen fuel cells to charge batteries.
The Hepard has a total of 22 electric motors and vertical propellers set two complex arrays on either side of the cockpit. This configuration will allow the aircraft to continue flight even when it has experienced up to 5 consecutive failures. These arrays can fold upward allowing the vehicle to fit into an average garage or for towing. It uses hydrogen fuel cells to produce power for the motor batteries. On batteries alone the Hepard’s range is 75 km with 30 minutes flight time but employing the fuel cells would increase this range to 400 km. The vehicle weighs 510 kg and can carry a two passenger payload of 240 kg. Cruising speed is 150 km/h with a ceiling of 1,000 m. It will fly autonomously or with “pointing directions” and a sports version will have a co-pilot manual mode.
The vehicle will be marketed with "urban" and "sports" models and offer 1 or 2 seat configurations. Flight scheduling will be done via a mobile application and will offer different levels of service, providing options based on the consumer's preference regarding speed and entertainment.
Avianovation’s first test flights are aimed for Dubai, Singapore or Sydney in 2018.
The business model uses the Blockchain consortium is the first crypto-currency platform for mass urban aviation, whose task is to automate the charging, maintenance and parking of flying cars. Blockchain.aero says it “is a blockchain for mass urban aviation market and a platform to tokenize aerial vehicles and infrastructure. We are a decentralized business consortium that aims to deploy urban community-driven aviation systems for passengers and city managers in 2020.”
“Hepard” is Azerbaijani for “cheetah.”
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Avianovations Hepard Characteristics (Urban, 1 seat model) (updated December 2017):
| Dimensions, decomposed (Width, Length Height) | W 2.7m x L 3.3 m x H 1.6 m | W 8.9 ft x L 10.8 ft x H 5.2 ft |
| Dimensions, folded (Width, Length Height) | W 0.94 x L 3.3 m x H 1.6 m | W 3.1 ft x L 10.8 ft x H 5.2 ft |
| Range | 75 km (up to 400 km with hydrogen fuel cells) | ~47 mi (up to ~250 mi with hydrogen fuel cells) |
| Payload | 130 kg | ~285 lb |
| Dry Weight | 390 kg | ~860 lb |
| Acceleration to 100 km/h | 6 seconds | |
| Flight hour cost | ~16 USD (depending on local energy prices) | |
| Full charging | 154 kW | |
| Current charge limit | 86A per battery; 740A total | |
| Minimal charging current | 6A at 220 VAC | 15A at 110 VAC |
Avianovations Hepard Characteristics (Sport, or 2 seat model) (updated December 2017):
| Dimensions, decomposed (Width, Length Height) | W 2.7m x L 3.3 m x H 1.6 m | W 8.9 ft x L 10.8 ft x H 5.2 ft |
| Dimensions, folded (Width, Length Height) | W 0.94 x L 3.3 m x H 1.6 m | W 3.1 ft x L 10.8 ft x H 5.2 ft |
| Range | 75 km (up to 400 km with hydrogen fuel cells) | ~47 mi (up to ~250 mi with hydrogen fuel cells) |
| Payload | 240 kg | ~530 lb |
| Dry Weight | 510 kg | ~1125 lb |
| Acceleration to 100 km/h | 3 seconds | |
| Flight hour cost | ~16 USD (depending on local energy prices) | |
| Full charging | 207 kW | |
| Current charge limit | 86A per battery; 740A total | |
| Minimal charging current | 6A at 220 VAC | 15A at 110 VAC |
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