United States AAV

The AAV is a Powered Lift eVTOL aircraft developed by Vimana in San Francisco, United States. It is currently in the Scaled Prototype phase. The AAV aircraft has a capacity of four (4) occupants. and a range of 900 units. For more information on this aircraft, see their website.

Last updated on February 26th, 2024.

Characteristics

General
NameAAV
CompanyVimana
IndustryStart-ups
CitySan Francisco
CountryUnited States
Primary ClassificationPowered Lift
Secondary ClassificationVectored Thrust
Tertiary ClassificationTilt Wing
Energy SourceBoth
Capacity4 seats
Pilot typePiloted
AnnouncedOctober 2017
First (Unmanned) Flight
First (Manned) Flight
Design MaturityScaled Prototype
Official Websitehttp://vimana.global/vtol-aav
Geometry
Length7 m
Height
Span10 m
Wing ConfigurationCanard
Wing sweep?
Seating
seat
seat
seat
seat
Seating Configuration 2x2
Passenger Seat Rows2 seats
Seats per Row2 seats
Separated pilot seat?
Seating LayoutStandard
Performance
Max Take-off Weight (MTOW)1250 kg
Operating Empty Weight (OEW)
Payload400 kg
Battery Mass
Cruise Speed
Max Speed132.3 kt
Range486 nm
Endurance
Cruise Altitude
Max Altitude10000 m
Thrust
Power Available
Propulsors
Propulsor TypeProp
Propulsor Layout
Total Number of Propulsors8
Propulsors in Cruise8
Propulsor in Hover8
Individual Propulsor Thrust
Individual Propulsor Power60 kW
Electric Energy
Battery Capacity
Battery Power
Battery Density
Battery Current0.00
Battery Voltage
Battery Chemical System
Battery Charge Time
Battery Charge Rate
Charging Voltage
Maneuverability
Wheeled Ground Taxi?No
Independent Ground Taxi?
Conventional Landing?
Amphibious?