
- 26 Aug 2022 11:57 PM
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Skyfly Unveils Axe eVTOL
The UK-based eVTOL developer Skyfly unveiled a new kit-built personal eVTOL aircraft known as the Axe. In a launch video published on June 23, Skyfly said that the Axe would retail at $180,000 and would enter production in 2024. The two-passenger Skyfly Axe has canard wings and four propellers — two attached at each end of each of the two wings; the propellers do not tilt. It has eight electric motors and would be capable of flying 100 miles (160 km) on batteries, or up to 200 miles (322 km) with a proposed lightweight rotary generator. The June 23 video included footage of the Axe conducting both vertical and conventional fixed-wing operations. In an accompanying statement, Skyfly said that the Axe is currently undergoing certification with the UK’s Light Aircraft Association, which would allow it to be flown in most European countries.
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