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Ray VTOL Aircraft

The Ray VTOL Aircraft is a Powered Lift eVTOL aircraft developed by Ray Research in Basel, Switzerland. It is currently in the Scaled Prototype phase. The Ray VTOL Aircraft aircraft has a capacity of five (5) occupants. It also has a cruise speed of 360 units, and a range of 1800 units. For more information on this aircraft, see their website.

Last updated on February 26th, 2024.

Characteristics

General
Name	Ray VTOL Aircraft
Company	Ray Research
Industry	Start-ups
City	Basel
Country	Switzerland
Primary Classification	Powered Lift
Secondary Classification	Separate Thrust
Tertiary Classification	Lift + Cruise
Energy Source	Hybrid-Electric
Capacity	5 seats
Pilot type	Piloted
Announced	December 2010
First (Unmanned) Flight
First (Manned) Flight
Design Maturity	Scaled Prototype
Official Website	https://www.italdesign.it/project/pop-up-next/

Geometry
Length
Height
Span
Wing Configuration	Blended
Wing sweep?	Yes

Seating

Seating Configuration	5 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	194.4 kt
Max Speed
Range	971.9 nm
Endurance
Cruise Altitude
Max Altitude
Thrust
Power Available

Propulsors
Propulsor Type	Fan
Propulsor Layout
Total Number of Propulsors	6
Propulsors in Cruise	2
Propulsor in Hover	6
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?