Jetoptera J-HS (concept design)
J-HS (concept design)
Jetoptera Inc.
Edmonds, Washington, USA
www.jetoptera.com
Founded in 2015, in Edmonds, Washington, USA, Jetoptera is an aviation start-up company that is developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and electric VTOL (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger and air cargo use for the advanced aviation mobility (AAM) industry to revolutionize how societies transport people by air. In Latin, optera refers loosely to wing or wings. The company is seeking investors, please see their website on how to invest. (Images: Jetoptera)
The company has developed a novel airframe, a proprietary Fluidic Propulsive System (FPS) propulsion system and has a distributed propulsion system. The propulsion system uses oval tilting thrusters expelling compressed air for all phases of flight. These features allows the aircraft to have excellent maneuverability, a long range, to carry heavy payloads and travel at high speeds. As there are no propellers or rotors this exponentially increases the safety of anyone on or around the aircraft.
The power train consists of an engine currently (in the future, any power source can be used such as a hydrogen-fuel cell or batteries) that compresses air forced through an oval thruster that has directional slits all around its inner surface. The inner surface of the thruster is shaped like wings creating a low-pressure vortex in the middle of the thruster which creates propulsion. The propulsion system is more efficient, lighter and less complex than previous conventional aircraft. The propulsion system is patented.
J-HS hybrid-electric VTOL passenger concept design aircraft
The Jetoptera J-HS (high-speed), is a hybrid-electric VTOL passenger concept design aircraft that has been designed with a novel wing configuration and a proprietary novel Fluidic Propulsive System (FPS). The actual number of passengers as of August 2023 is unknown. The power train can also be called a fluidic thrust augmentation system. The aircraft can accept most any type of power source such as a turbine engine, hydrogen fuel cells or batteries. In the future, the company expects the power source for all their aircraft will be batteries.
The cruise speed is estimated at 400 mph (644 km/h) and has a predicted maximum range of 400 miles (644 km). The projected maximum payload is in the range of 450-800 lb (204-363 kg). The power train, the Jetoptera novel Fluidic Propulsive System, has three of these units on the aircraft. There is one in the front nose of the aircraft and two in the rear of the aircraft.
The cockpit has a canopy over the cockpit for excellent views for the pilot and passengers. The cockpit has gull-wing doors and when on the ground, the doors will stay in the open position using several hydraulic shock support gas struts. The fuselage is made from carbon fiber composite so the aircraft has a high strength to low weight ratio. The aircraft has two forward fuselage mounted tilting canard wings with the primary load-carrying structure, a box wing, located at the rear of the fuselage. The aircraft has retractable wheeled landing gear.
Aircraft applications
The company foresees their aircraft used for personal use, VIP air service, air cargo service and for racing.
Specifications:
- Aircraft type: Hybrid-electric VTOL passenger concept design aircraft (future, all electric)
- Piloting: 1 pilot, number of passengers unknown
- Capacity: 1 passenger
- Cruise speed: 400 mph (644 km/h)
- Maximum range: 400 miles (644 km)
- Maximum payload: 450-800 lb (204-363 kg)
- Propulsion: 3 Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS) units (a proprietary and novel Jetoptera propulsion system)
- Power source: Gas turbine engine (in the future can accept batteries when battery destiny improves)
- Fuselage: Carbon fiber composite
- Windows: Canopy over cockpit with gull-wing doors
- Wings: 1 Front tilt-canard and 1 rear box wing (the box wing is the primary load-carrying structure)
- Landing gear: Retractable tricycle wheeled landing gear
- Safety features: If one or more thrusters fail or get clogged, the aircraft can glide to a landing on a runway, road or field. The aircraft has redundant electronics and avionics on board. There are no propellers or rotors on the aircraft (the propulsion system uses oval thrusters expelling compressed air) making the aircraft safe for all people on the ground whether the aircraft parked with its engines off or is ready for takeoff.
Related Aircraft:
- Jetoptera J-500 (concept design)
- Jetoptera J-1000 (concept design)
- Jetoptera J-2000 (concept design)
- Jetoptera J-4000 (concept design)
Company Insights:
Resources:
- Jetoptera website
- Andrei Evulet Twitter
- Jetoptera YouTube Channel
- Jetoptera LinkedIn
- Coandă Effect Wikipedia
- Video: Introducing the J2000 Flying Car, Jetoptera, May 9, 2018
- Article: Jetoptera completes VTOL propulsion tests, issues $1.5 million in equity, VTOL Investor, July 12, 2018
- Video: VTOL Test Campaign, Jetoptera, Oct. 9, 2018
- Article: Jetoptera is awarded key patent on Fluidic Propulsive System™, Jetoptera, Apr. 9, 2019
- Video: eVTOL subscale demos, hover to wingborne flights up to 90 mph, Jetoptera, May 20, 2019
- Video: Quarter-scale model of Jetoptera-2000 eVTOL, hover and wingborne, Jetoptera, May 24, 2019
- Article: Transition to landing and high speed, fully autonomous VTOL cargo delivery demonstration, Jetoptera, July 16, 2019
- Video: Jetoptera eVTOL demo of high speed fully autonomous delivery: delivery of a First Aid Kit, Jetoptera, July 16, 2019
- Article: Transition flight test campaign concludes successfully, Jetoptera, Aug. 16, 2019
- Patent: Configuration for Vertical Takeoff and Landing System for Aerial Vehicles, Nov. 5, 2019
- Patent: Flying Car, Dec. 3, 2019
- Patent: Fluidic Propulsion System, Dec. 10, 2019
- Article: Jetoptera Awarded Three Critical Patents for Fluidic Propulsive System, Vertical Take-Off and Landing Configuration, and Flying Car Design, Jetoptera, Dec. 17, 2019
- Article: Jetoptera announces collaboration with Honeywell to expand fluidic propulsion system to defense market, Jan. 22, 2020
- Article: Jetoptera receives contract awards from US Air Force, Jetoptera, Mar. 3, 2021
- Article: Jetoptera VTOL aircraft design features "bladeless fans on steroids, News Atlas, April 27, 2021
- Article: This Bladeless Air Taxi Has a Wild Propulsion System, Popular Mechanics, May 3, 2021
- Article: The United States Air Force Wants A Flying Jeep – Here Is What It Could Look Like, Wonderful Engineering, Sept. 25, 2021
- Article: U.S. Air Force's HSVTOL Challenge Propels Jetoptera Fluidic Propulsion Technology, FutureFlight, Aug. 22, 2022
- Article: US Air Force showcases 35 high-speed VTOL aircraft concepts, New Atlas, Aug. 4, 2021
- Article: Jetoptera Completes Fourth USAF Awarded contract, GlobeNewswire, Jan. 11, 2023
- Article: Jetoptera targets Mach 0.8 with bladeless-propulsion VTOL aircraft, New Atlas, Jan. 16, 2023
- Article: Jetoptera VTOL Takes Aircraft To A Whole New Level, Slash Gear, Jan. 19, 2023
- Article: Environmental sustainability innovation: Leading companies in hybrid propulsion aircraft engines, Air Force Technology, Feb. 2, 2023
- Article: Jetoptera High Speed VTOL Wind Tunnel Tests Yield Exciting Results, Jetoptera, Feb. 17, 2023
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