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Airspeeder

The Airspeeder is a Wingless eVTOL aircraft developed by Alauda in Sydney, Australia. It is currently in the Scaled Prototype phase. The Airspeeder aircraft has a capacity of one (1) occupant. For more information on this aircraft, see their website.

Last updated on February 24th, 2025.

Characteristics

General
Name	Airspeeder
Company	Alauda
Industry	Start-ups
City	Sydney
Country	Australia
Primary Classification	Wingless
Secondary Classification
Tertiary Classification	Multicopter
Energy Source	Battery
Capacity	1 seat
Pilot type	Piloted
Announced	December 2017
First (Unmanned) Flight
First (Manned) Flight
Design Maturity	Scaled Prototype
Official Website	https://www.airspeeder.co/

Geometry
Length
Height
Span
Wing Configuration
Wing sweep?

Seating

Seating Configuration	1 seat
Passenger Seat Rows
Seats per Row
Separated pilot seat?	Yes
Seating Layout	Standard

Performance
Max Take-off Weight (MTOW)
Operating Empty Weight (OEW)	120 kg
Payload
Battery Mass
Cruise Speed
Max Speed	135 kt
Range
Endurance	10 min
Cruise Altitude
Max Altitude
Thrust
Power Available	200 kW

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	50 kW

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

Maneuverability
Wheeled Ground Taxi?	No
Independent Ground Taxi?
Conventional Landing?
Amphibious?