Voltline Skyla_V2 (production aircraft)

Skyla_V2 (production aircraft)
Voltline
Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
(no website)

Founded in 2006, Voltline is based in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea and is in the business of making electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM). The company is currently looking for investors.

The Skyla_V2 is a one passenger eVTOL multicopter production aircraft that can be flown manually, by autopilot or by remote control. The aircraft has a cruise speed of 60-90 km/h (37-56 mph) and has a flight time of 20 minutes. The empty weight of the aircraft is 150 kg (330 lb), has a maximum payload of 150 kg (330 lb) and has a maximum takeoff weight of 300 kg (660 lb).

The multicopter has eight propellers and eight electric motors. There are four booms on the aircraft for the propellers. At the end of each boom are two stacked propellers. The aircraft uses lithium polymer batteries for its power source. The fuselage has an open framework fuselage made of aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic and carbon fiber composite materials. The aircraft lands on the bottom frame of the fuselage.

The Skyla_V2 has been flown successfully over 100 times by remote and by pilots. Voltline will start serial production of the one passenger Skyla_V2 multicopter aircraft in 2023.

Specifications:

• Aircraft type: eVTOL one passenger multicopter production aircraft
• Piloting: 1 pilot (manually piloted, by autopilot or by remote control)
• Cruise speed: 60-90 km/h (37-56 mph)
• Flight time: 20 minutes
• Empty weight: 150 kg (330 lb)
• Maximum payload: 150 kg (330 lb)
• Maximum takeoff weight: 300 kg (660 lb)
• Propellers: 8 propellers
• Electric motors: 8 electric motors
• Power source: Lithium polymer batteries
• Dimensions: 2,400 mm X 2,667 mm X 2,627 mm (7.78 feet X 8.75 feet X 8.62 feet)
• Fuselage: Open framework fuselage made of aluminum, fiber-reinforced plastic and carbon fiber composite
• Landing gear: Lands on the bottom frame of the fuselage
• Safety features: Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP), provides safety through redundancy for its passengers and/or cargo. DEP means having multiple propellers (or ducted fans) and motors on the aircraft so if one or more propellers (ducted fans) or motors fail, the other working propellers (or ducted fans) and motors can safely land the aircraft. There are also redundancies of critical components in the sub-systems of the aircraft.

Related Aircraft:

• Voltline Skyla (prototype)
• Voltline Skyla_V1 (prototype)

Resources:

• Voltline (no website at this time)
• Voltline YouTube Channel
• Video: SKYLA Voltline, Alex Jeong, Nov. 16, 2021
• Article: 2 Korean flying cars are tested by Land Ministry, Korea JoongAng Daily, Nov. 23, 2022
• Article: S. Korean Startups Hold Joint Demonstration of UAM Aircraft, The Korea Bizwire, Nov. 24, 2022
• Video: SKYLA-V UAM flight demonstration, Alex Jeong, Nov. 29, 2022
• Video: 1 View of UAM demonstration audience, team SKYLA, Dec. 19, 2022
• Video: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Vlog "Good Job" air taxi How far has Korea's self-developed K UAM technology come?, team SKYLA, Dec. 19, 2022
• Video: SKYLA V2 Voltline UAM Drone Taxi Domestic UAM UAM flight demonstration, team SKYLA, Dec. 19, 2022
• Video: Merry Xmas from skyla~, team SKYLA, Dec. 23, 2022