Jetson One (prototype)
Jetson One (prototype)
Jetson
Palo Alto, California, USA
www.jetson.com
Jetson was founded by Peter Ternström and Tomasz Patan in October 2017 originally as Jetson Aero with its headquarters Poland, then moving to Sweden. The original name of the Jetson Prototype was the Jetson Aero Speeder but this name was dropped. The company's goal is to make safe personal electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft available to purchase by anyone. The company is currently based in Palo Alto, California, USA.
The Jetson prototype, their proof of concept, was developed during the autumn of 2017 and was finished in the spring of 2018. The original name of the prototype was the Speeder. The first successful flight was in January 2018. The first crewed flight was on the 28th of February 2018 in Tuscany, Italy and with further crewed flights in Poznan, Poland. Now that the prototype has been made and test flown, the company is moving forward to create a consumer friendly eVTOL model. The fuselage is an H configuration with the propellers and electric motors on each corner of the aircraft. One electric motor failing would not end in a catastrophic event.
The company states the experience of making this eVTOL personal aircraft has been an fantastic experience for all their employees.
Being able to move through the air so effortlessly without vibrations or noise - it was amazing. Have you ever had a dream where you could fly? This was it. By simple controls, we could move up, left, right, anywhere we wanted to go. Perfectly stable, with the fly-by-wire system we had developed. If we took our hands off the joysticks, our machine simply stopped and hovered in the air.
—Jetson website (August 2020)
After the successful completion of the working prototype and many test flights, development of the Jetson ONE eVTOL aircraft, a second generation prototype, was started. The Jetson ONE will be the first production model for the consumer. Jetson ONE was finished during the late spring of 2020, and is now available to buy, the company says.
Jetson One passenger eVTOL prototype aircraft
The Jetson One is a one passenger eVTOL multicopter prototype aircraft. As seen in the pictures, the prototype is flown by one pilot and has been successfully flown multiple times to evaluate the components, avionics and aerodynamics of the aircraft. The pilot sits comfortably in an open cockpit wearing a full-face helmet and safety harnesses. It was reported that controlling the aircraft is accomplished using two joystick controls.
The maximum speed of the prototype has been reported to be 100 km/h (62 mph) and has a maximum flight time of approximately 20 minutes. The aircraft has eight stacked propellers, eight electric motors and is powered by battery packs. The aircraft fuselage is made from aluminum and has fixed skid landing gear.
Sales Price
As of September 2025, the Jetson website shows the selling price for the production model is $128,000.00 USD (plus taxes and other fees) and the company is sold out for both 2025 and 2026. In addition, the estimated delivery dates for these orders is in 2027. (All the information in this paragraph is from the company's website as of September 2025 and is subject to change at anytime.)
Prototype pictures
Operational Concept Design (graphics)
Specifications:
- Aircraft type: Passenger eVTOL prototype aircraft
- Piloting: 1 pilot
- Aircraft control: A two joystick consol
- Cruise speed: Unknown
- Maximum speed: 100 km/h (62 mph)
- Maximum flight time (approximately): 20 minutes
- Propellers: 8 propellers
- Electric Motors: 8 electric motors
- Electric motor power: 13.4 kW (18 hp) for each electric motor
- Maximum thrust: 42.7 kg (94 lbs), for each electric motor
- Total system thrust: 300 kg (662 lbs)
- Batteries: 32 (swappable batteries)
- Battery weight: 166 lb (75.7 Kg)
- Cockpit: Open cockpit
- Fuselage: Aluminum frame
- Landing gear: Skid type landing gear
- 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 or propellers fail, the other working motors and propellers can safely land the aircraft. Also, the company boasts a triple redundant flight computer, ballistic parachute, safety cell chassis, crumble zones, lidar aided obstacle and terrain avoidance, hands free hover and emergency hold functions, propeller guards, and composite seat with harness.
Related Aircraft:
- Jetson One (concept design)
- Jetson One (production model)
Company Insights:
Resources:
- Jetson website
- Jetson Facebook
- Jetson Instagram
- Jetson YouTube Channel
- Jetson TikTok
- Jetson LinkedIn
- Video: Personal electric flying "sports car" EVTOL - manned flight, Jetson, Jan. 29, 2019
- Video: POV Piloting electric manned drone "flying car" Personal Aerial Vehicle, Jetson, Dec. 3, 2019
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