Prime Design Consultancy Services Haricopter X1-Q (concept design)

Haricopter X1-Q (concept design)
Prime Design Consultancy Services
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India 
www.primedesignconsultancy.com

Founded in 2018 by Hari Vasudevan, CEO, the Prime Design Consultancy Services is in the business of designing, technology development and the manufacturing of futuristic electric vehicles, including hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM). The company also provides consulting services in electric vehicle design, development, prototyping, testing and government regulations approval. Vasudevan has 23 years of experience in product design, prototyping, testing manufacturing and managing electric vehicles working for other electric vehicle companies.

Prime Design Consultancy Services manufactures an all-electric scooter and a small autonomous four wheeled cargo delivery vehicle which holds a maximum payload of 100 kg (220 lb). On the drawing board are small electric road tricycles, electric go-cart type vehicles, a four wheeled van type ground vehicle, a one passenger hybrid-electric aircraft and a multi-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft. Many patents have been filed for various technologies developed by the company.

Haricopter X1-Q car-carrying cargo hybrid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft
The Haricopter X1-Q is a car-carrying cargo hybrid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM0 utilizing functionality in its design. The aircraft allows a small four passenger ground vehicle to drive into the rear of the aircraft and then fly above traffic to the destination. The aircraft has a completely transparent cockpit allowing spectacular views during the flight. While the company has not stated the width of the aircraft, it is possible this aircraft can land and takeoff from one or two standard parking spaces and could also possibly be parked inside a large garage with a tall ceiling or hangar.

The concept design VTOL has the added advantage of being a long range aircraft due to its hybrid-electric power source. The simplicity of the design keeps the purchase cost, maintenance cost and single points of failure to a minimum. This aircraft is planned to be an autonomous aircraft flying in approved flight paths in any urban or rural area and during any flight, the aircraft would be assisted with ground stations monitoring the entire flight plan.

While the company has not talked about the Haricopter X1-Q being a heavy-lift cargo drone, the cargo compartment would be wide and tall enough to haul multiple sizes of cargo loads.

Specifications:

• Aircraft type: Hybrid-electric VTOL concept design aircraft car carrier
• Piloting: Autonomous
• Capacity: 4 passengers
• Cruise speed: Unknown
• Range: Long distance
• Propellers: 4 VTOL propellers and 1 front propeller
• Electric Motors: 5 electric motors
• Power source: Hybrid-electric power source
• Cabin: An all clear cabin, with an entry way for a small car to enter in the rear of the aircraft
• Fuselage: Carbon fiber composite
• Landing gear: Skid type landing gear
• Safety features: Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) uses multiple propellers or electric ducted fans, each powered by electric motors, to increase safety through redundancy. If one or more components fail, the remaining ones can still ensure a safe landing. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft providing safety through redundancy. Having multiple redundant systems on any aircraft decreases having any single point of failure.

Related Aircraft:

• Prime Design Consultancy Services Haricopter X1-B

Resources:

• Prime Design Consultancy Services website
• Prime Design Consultancy Services YouTube Channel
• Hari Vasudevan YouTube Channel
• Hari Vasudevan LinkedIn
• Video: Haricopter X1-Q Multiple Passsenger Drone, Hari Vasudevan, May 9, 2018
• Video: Haricopter X1-B personal passenger drone, Hari Vasudevan, May 18, 2018
• Video: Drone Concepts Prime Design, Prime Designs, Nov 12, 2020