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Ava XC

The Ava XC is a Powered Lift eVTOL aircraft developed by Beta Technologies in Boston, United States. It is currently in the Scaled Prototype phase. Its first manned flight test was carried out in June 2018. For more information on this aircraft, see their website.

Last updated on February 26th, 2024.

Characteristics

General
Name	Ava XC
Company	Beta Technologies
Industry	Start-ups
City	Boston
Country	United States
Primary Classification	Powered Lift
Secondary Classification	Vectored Thrust
Tertiary Classification	Tilt Prop
Energy Source	Battery
Capacity
Pilot type	Piloted
Announced	January 2019
First (Unmanned) Flight
First (Manned) Flight	2018-06-22
Design Maturity	Scaled Prototype
Official Website	http://www.beta.team/

Geometry
Length
Height
Span	10.7 m
Wing Configuration	Conventional
Wing sweep?	No

Seating

Seating Configuration	1x2
Passenger Seat Rows	1 seat
Seats per Row	2 seats
Separated pilot seat?
Seating Layout	Standard

Performance
Max Take-off Weight (MTOW)	1814 kg
Operating Empty Weight (OEW)
Payload
Battery Mass
Cruise Speed
Max Speed
Range
Endurance
Cruise Altitude
Max Altitude
Thrust
Power Available

Propulsors
Propulsor Type	Prop
Propulsor Layout	X8
Total Number of Propulsors	8
Propulsors in Cruise	8
Propulsor in Hover	8
Individual Propulsor Thrust
Individual Propulsor Power

Electric Energy
Battery Capacity
Battery Power
Battery Density
Battery Current	0.00
Battery Voltage
Battery Chemical System
Battery Charge Time
Battery Charge Rate
Charging Voltage

Maneuverability
Wheeled Ground Taxi?
Independent Ground Taxi?
Conventional Landing?
Amphibious?