Innowings Aerospace PKOK

PKOK
Innowings Aerospace Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
www.innowings.ca

In 2018, Pathipan Sivarasa formed the company Innowings Aerospace Inc. with a multinational group of engineers and innovators from Australia, Botswana, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The company’s headquarters is located in Ottawa, Canada.

The company has created an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the GoFly Prize contest. The PKOK aircraft is a one passenger wingless multicopter which is small, quiet, safe, has a cruise speed of 35 mph (56 km/h) and a range of 20 miles (32 km). The design of the aircraft has a modern but industrial look with an open cockpit, a motorcycle style of seating and a small motorcycle styled windshield.

Innowings Aerospace has completed the Phase I, Phase II and Phase III of the GoFly Prize challenge. The company has stated this design is only for the GoFly Prize contest.

Specifications:

• Aircraft type: eVTOL
• Capacity: 1 passenger, seated like a motorcycle driver
• Cruise speed: 30 knots
• Range: 20 miles
• Rotors: 5
• Electric motors: 5
• Power source: Batteries
• Maximum width/depth/height 8.5 feet
• Landing gear: 4 fixed landing struts
• Noise level: Does not exceed 87 dBA
• Safety features: Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers and motors on the aircraft so if one or more motors/propellers fail, the other working motors/propellers can safely land the aircraft.

Resources:

• Innowings Aerospace website
• Innowings Aerospace Facebook
• Innowings Aerospace Twitter
• Innowings Instagram
• Article: AHS Supports GoFly!, Vertiflite, Nov/Dec 2017 
• Video: PKOK – Your Personal Flying Device – by Innwoings Aerospace – e-VTOL Personal Aerial Vehicle, PKOK OFFICIAL, May 12, 2019
• Article: Meet the Teams: Get to Know Team Challengers, GoFly Prize, Sept. 17, 2019
• Article: Flying Solo: GoFly Advances Single-Passenger Air Mobility Solutions, Vertiflite, May/June 2019
• Article: GoFly Inspires Innovation, Vertiflite, May/June 2020
• Article: GoFly Teams Prepare to Fly Again, Vertiflite, Nov/Dec 2020