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Butterfly

The Butterfly is a Powered Lift eVTOL aircraft developed by Karem Aircraft in Los Angeles, United States. It is currently in the Initial Design phase. For more information on this aircraft, see their website.

Last updated on February 26th, 2024.

Characteristics

General
Name	Butterfly
Company	Karem Aircraft
Industry	Start-ups
City	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Primary Classification	Powered Lift
Secondary Classification	Vectored Thrust
Tertiary Classification	Tilt Prop
Energy Source	Battery
Capacity
Pilot type	Piloted
Announced	May 2018
First (Unmanned) Flight
First (Manned) Flight
Design Maturity	Initial Design
Official Website	https://www.karemaircraft.com/

Geometry
Length
Height
Span
Wing Configuration	Conventional
Wing sweep?	No

Seating

Seating Configuration	seat
Passenger Seat Rows
Seats per Row
Separated pilot seat?	Yes
Seating Layout	Standard

Performance
Max Take-off Weight (MTOW)
Operating Empty Weight (OEW)
Payload
Battery Mass
Cruise Speed
Max Speed	174 kt
Range
Endurance
Cruise Altitude
Max Altitude
Thrust
Power Available

Propulsors
Propulsor Type	Prop
Propulsor Layout
Total Number of Propulsors	4
Propulsors in Cruise
Propulsor in Hover	4
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?